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Town consultant outlines UDO rewrite to align zoning with comprehensive plan
Summary
Mary of Fanning Engineering presented a proposed reorganization of Claytons Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), aiming to streamline language, reduce duplication, preserve numeric standards, resolve discrepancies (notably agricultural minimum lot size), and prepare materials for public hearings and council review.
Mary, a planner with Fanning Engineering, presented an initial reorganization of the towns Unified Development Ordinance intended to align the UDO with the towns comprehensive plan and make the code easier to use.
Mary told commissioners she preserved numeric restrictions (for example, front-yard setback dimensions remain unchanged) while reorganizing chapters to eliminate duplication and move repeated language into single locations. She said she has prepared new-format packet pages for seven districts and added placeholders for a site plan for each district.
Mary identified a specific discrepancy to resolve: the agricultural districts minimum lot size is listed as 5 acres in one chapter and 20 acres in another. She asked whether the commission or town records have an authoritative ordinance to confirm the correct standard. Mary also said she would prepare edits to combine similar residential districts (R-1 and R-4) where appropriate, circulate materials a week in advance of the next meeting, and return to the commission before forwarding any formal changes to the town council.
The presiding official (unnamed) clarified the review process: the planning commission will hold public hearings and vote on proposed UDO amendments, then the town council will hold its own public hearing and final vote. Mary said she will continue on-call planning services and bring revised materials to the next meeting for more detailed review.
Next steps: Mary will circulate edited drafts in advance; commissioners will research the historical agricultural-district acreage discrepancy; public hearings and formal votes will follow as the commission advances amendments to the council.
