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Board approves zoning carve-out and parking setback exception to allow redevelopment of Somerset Center site

Orange County Board of Supervisors · December 2, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a narrowly drawn zoning-text amendment and a special exception to reduce building and parking setbacks at the former Somerset Center site, clearing the way for a compact, historically sited store footprint while adding conditions for screening and a dumpster enclosure; votes were unanimous, 5-0.

The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved two items to allow redevelopment at the former Somerset Center site on Routes 20 and 231: ZTA2025-455, a narrowly tailored zoning-text amendment reducing the 300-foot setback that otherwise prevents rebuilding on the historic footprint, and SPE2025-456, a special exception to reduce parking setbacks to accommodate circulation and handicap access on the 1-acre parcel. Both measures…

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