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Smithfield council hears major UDO overhaul proposal, tables amendments to November
Summary
Planning staff presented a broad package of Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) amendments including tree-resource permitting, lighting and parking updates, and a proposed septic minimum of 1 acre for septic lots in the ETJ; after extended Q&A the council voted to table the package until November for further review.
Planning staff presented a sweeping set of proposed amendments to the Town of Smithfield Unified Development Ordinance (ZA-23-06), outlining changes intended to clarify performance standards, move technical street design elements to the engineering standards manual, and address several technical and policy gaps.
Steven from planning staff gave the presentation, listing consolidated dumpster regulations, revised landscaping triggers, a proposed permit/process for forestry projects to address riparian-buffer violations, clarified encroachment sections, updated outdoor…
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