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Planning board approves UDO edits to clarify 'surrounding' language after Wake Forest ruling
Apex Planning Board · August 12, 2025
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The board approved amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance that insert the word 'all' before instances of 'surrounding' in multiple sections to reduce ambiguity identified by recent case law; staff said the edits align current practice with legal guidance.
The Apex Planning Board on Aug. 11 approved a package of amendments to the town’s Unified Development Ordinance intended to clarify the meaning of the term "surrounding" after recent court guidance in a Wake Forest case.
Staff said the amendments — prepared with the…
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