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Smithfield council approves zoning text amendment updating parking, septic and frontage rules
Summary
The council approved zoning text amendment ZA‑2306 and the updated standard details manual, adopting new parking guidance (1 space per 3 seats for restaurants including outdoor seating), larger septic‑served lot minimums, clarified street frontage rules and a utilities standard aligned with state statute.
The Town of Smithfield council on Monday approved zoning text amendment ZA‑2306 and the town’s updated standard details and specifications manual, changes staff said are intended to refine performance standards and respond to questions raised at earlier meetings.
Planning staff presented the amendment, saying it would revise articles 2 and 10 and Appendix A to update lighting, parking and lot‑size rules. “So we’re recommending 1 space per 3 seats including outdoor seating,” planning staff said, describing the proposed restaurant parking minimum. The proposal also…
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