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Staff outlines UDO amendments to implement Garner’s comprehensive plan; council signals support to pursue public hearings
Summary
Planning Director Jeff Treasonberg briefed council on a consolidated UDO amendment package to implement residential and mixed‑use policies, proposing changes to R‑8, MFA/MFB, live‑work units, density bonuses, and re‑adoption of five nonvoidable ordinance sections affected by Session Law 2024‑57.
Planning Director Jeff Treasonberg presented a consolidated package of text amendments July 29 that staff says will translate the town’s 2023 comprehensive‑plan recommendations into the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
The package combines three efforts: re‑adopting nonvoidable sections of Ordinance 2024‑5286, updating land‑use definitions to align with the residential building code, and realigning the R‑8 residential district together with clarifications to MFA and MFB mixed‑use districts. Staff proposed introducing…
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