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Pender County planners weigh allowing pervious surfaces for small commercial parking lots
Summary
Planners discussed a draft UDO change that would permit alternative surfacing (pervious concrete, porous asphalt, permeable pavers, turf/grass blocks and specified gravels) for small nonresidential parking areas to reduce runoff and lower site costs, while requiring design and maintenance plans and preserving ADA access.
Damien Buchanan, chair of the Pender County Planning Board, presided over a workshop discussion Tuesday where staff outlined proposed changes to the county’s servicing and surfacing standards for nonresidential development.
Virginia Norris, senior long-range planner, said the amendment would modernize standards and “introduce alternative surfacing materials such as pervious concrete, porous asphalt, permeable pavers” and turf or grass block…
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