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Votes at a glance: Newport council approves code changes, grants and capital items; several items deferred
Summary
At Tuesday’s meeting the Newport City Council approved multiple ordinances and purchases, authorized grant applications and deferred an overlay-district ordinance for further planning review.
The Newport City Council recorded a series of approvals and actions at its regular meeting, moving forward on building-code updates, budget amendments, capital purchases and grant applications while deferring a proposed commercial advertising overlay district for additional planning review.
Key outcomes
- Council approved second reading of Ordinance 2024-O7 to amend the municipal code’s residential size provisions to define a 1,000-square-foot minimum total area for a residential structure with a process for variances.
- Council approved a budget amendment (ordinance referenced in the packet) for local municipal matters and a separate first-reading budget amendment for Newport Family School.
- Council approved ordinances adopting an internal control manual and updating building and energy codes to the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code and related…
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