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Sumter County approves first reading of broad residential zoning text amendment
Summary
The council approved first reading of OA 2505, a text amendment that revises definitions and application requirements for accessory apartments, duplexes, townhouses and other housing types, adds site- or plot-plan submissions for certain 1–2 unit dwellings and tabular district standards.
Sumter County Council gave first reading to OA 2505, a comprehensive text amendment to the county's residential development standards that revises definitions and submission requirements and clarifies which housing types are allowed in each zoning district.
Helen Rudman, planning staff, said the amendment would update articles 1, 3, 4, 5 and 10 to add clear definitions (accessory apartment, duplex, triplex, quadruplex, townhouse and multifamily), require additional submissions where it is unclear whether a proposed detached one- or two-unit dwelling will fit on a lot, and convert…
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