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Matthews moves forward on UDO rewrite and approves zoning text changes to ban internet sweepstakes and add fee-in-lieu option
Summary
The board accepted a long-range Unified Development Ordinance rewrite process aligned with Envision Matthews and voted to remove Internet sweepstakes/adult gaming uses from the UDO while adding a fee-in-lieu option for curb-and-gutter when sidewalk fee-in-lieu is warranted. The board also accepted a zoning-text-application to add recreational uses.
The Matthews Board of Commissioners on Feb. 9 received a detailed presentation on a proposed rewrite of the town's Unified Development Ordinance and approved immediate text amendments removing Internet sweepstakes/adult gaming facilities while authorizing a fee-in-lieu option for curb-and-gutter construction.
Rob Will, the town’s senior planner and zoning administrator, said the update — prepared with Inspire Placemaking Collective — reorganizes the UDO from 10 to 15 chapters, pulls the minimum housing code into a standalone general ordinance and aligns zoning with the Envision…
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