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Residents push back as council considers reducing infill lot setbacks; item postponed to September
Summary
A proposed UDO amendment to reduce setbacks for infill lots prompted strong public opposition from historic‑district residents; Council Member Johnson Wilson framed the change as a tool for owner‑builders and affordable housing but asked for more work and the council voted to postpone to September.
A proposal to amend the Summerville Unified Development Ordinance to reduce setbacks for platted infill lots (0.35 acres or smaller) drew sustained public opposition at the June 12 council meeting and was postponed for further work.
Council Member Johnson Wilson told colleagues she brought the change after finding roughly 2,000 already‑platted small lots inside town limits…
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