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Reidsville council amends curb‑and‑gutter rule after debate and recusal
Summary
After a contested public hearing and a recusal vote, Reidsville City Council approved changes to curb‑and‑gutter rules that add three exemptions and require tie‑ins to existing stormwater infrastructure when subdivisions expand.
Reidsville City Council voted Jan. 13 to adopt a revised curb‑and‑gutter policy that creates density and watershed exemptions but requires tie‑ins to existing stormwater infrastructure when developments expand.
Council held a public hearing on a staff‑proposed text amendment that would exempt low‑density single‑family developments (fewer than 6 units per acre) and specified low‑density multifamily/townhome thresholds (8 units per acre) from mandatory curb and gutter. The proposal also allows developments in the Troublesome Creek watershed to use vegetated ditches and culverts in lieu of curb and gutter, provided a licensed engineer’s stormwater plan is approved by the city’s Technical Review Committee (TRC). In those cases staff recommended that property owners or homeowners…
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