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Consultant outlines unified development ordinance update; commissioners debate timing and authority
Summary
Planning consultant Michael Harvey told Brunswick County commissioners the UDO will consolidate zoning, subdivision and stormwater rules, propose new districts and stronger standards, and that state law changes have forced a pause; commissioners asked staff to return with options if commissioners assume final approval authority on rezonings and planned developments.
Michael Harvey, the consultant leading Brunswick County’s Unified Development Ordinance update, told commissioners the project aims to consolidate land-use regulations into a single, clearer code that implements the county’s 2040 comprehensive plan and complies with state law.
"Our ultimate goal here is to ensure that we are properly implementing your recently adopted comprehensive plan," Harvey said, describing updates that would centralize administrative review, recommend a 30% minimum open-space standard in subdivisions, create a new agricultural conservation district for rural areas, add a commercial…
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