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Commissioners approve multiple UDO changes: nonconforming lots, wireless facilities on state land with military review, and highway-corridor manufactured-homes
Summary
The board adopted three separate Unified Development Ordinance amendments: 1) owners of nonconforming lots may keep lots nonconforming (replacing 'shall' with 'may'); 2) wireless facilities on state land may proceed by administrative review but must be reviewed by RULAC/Fort Bragg to avoid aviation hazards; and 3) manufactured homes were allowed in the Highway Corridor Overlay'urban transition subdistrict. The highway-corridor change passed 3-1.
The Moore County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 1 approved three separate amendments to the county's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) after public hearings and planning-board recommendations.
Ruth, a planning department presenter, described the first amendment to Section 19.9c, which changes the UDO language referring to contiguous, lawfully established nonconforming lots. The amendment replaces a mandatory requirement that owners combine such lots with permissive language, giving property owners the option to keep nonconforming lots as-is. The planning board had recommended the change by an 8-0 vote; the commission adopted it after citizens asked about homeowners-association rules and other local effects.
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