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Board discusses small‑town model overlay; members raise infrastructure and scale questions
Summary
Planning staff presented the 'small‑town model' overlay from the 2025 Land Use Plan — a half‑mile primary town (approx. 640 acres) with mixed uses, interconnected blocks and a surrounding edge area. Board members praised the concept but raised feasibility questions about sewer/infrastructure, the prescriptive land‑use percentages, and the large
Planning staff presented the small‑town model overlay concept from the 2025 Moore County Land Use Plan and sought the Planning Board’s input as they draft implementing UDO language.
Staff described the model as a form‑based option that encourages a traditional small‑town pattern: a primary town area (minimum half‑mile, ~640 acres) with mixed uses (residential, retail, office, civic and a small allocation for manufacturing), no minimum lot size in the…
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