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High Point staff outlines local impacts of Senate Bill 166, urges UDO review
Summary
City staff briefed the High Point City Council on changes in Senate Bill 166, saying most provisions have no immediate local impact but flagging items (sidewalks in the ETJ, third‑party acceptance of improvements, reclassification of four‑family dwellings) that may require text amendments or policy adjustments in the Unified Development Ordinance.
High Point Assistant City Manager Damon Duquesne told the City Council that Senate Bill 166 is an omnibus building-and-land-use bill that largely changes how some local regulations are applied but leaves many High Point practices intact.
Duquesne said the law was vetoed and then overridden Sept. 29 and that city staff have reviewed each provision for local effect. “Backflow preventers are already required if there’s a hazard present,” Duquesne said, noting the city is already compliant with that provision. He added that the city’s building plan-review times — previously measured in months — now run three to five days, well under the new statutory deadlines for residential and commercial reviews.
The presentation outlined several provisions that staff flagged for follow-up. Duquesne said the law will bar municipalities from withholding certificates of…
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