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Council adopts Chalk Level into historic residential design overlay (Option 3)

Newman City Council · November 26, 2025
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Summary

The Newman City Council adopted staff-recommended Option 3 to add the Chalk Level district to the city's Historic Residential Design Overlay, restoring about 17 acres removed by a state revision to better preserve neighborhood character while allowing design review for new ground-up residences.

The Newman City Council on Nov. 25 adopted an amendment to the city's zoning ordinance to add the Chalk Level district to the Historic Residential Design Overlay (HRDO) by approving staff-recommended Option 3.

Planning staff explained three map options developed after a state revision excluded approximately 17 acres that staff and the planning commission had originally proposed to include in the…

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