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Council introduces ordinance easing design-review rules for in‑kind siding replacements
Summary
The council introduced ordinance 7‑26 to exempt like‑for‑like exterior wall‑covering replacements from design review and permit requirements when replacements are required by insurers for fire-prevention reasons; councilors also removed a color restriction and broadened insurer 'letter' to 'written communication.'
Ross — The Ross Town Council introduced Ordinance 7‑26 to amend two zoning sections that govern demolition and design review, creating a narrower class of projects that would not require separate design-review or demolition review when a homeowner is replacing exterior wall coverings in kind or when an insurer requires replacement for fire-prevention reasons.
Under the proposed changes staff presented, replacing an exterior material "in kind" — for example, repairing or replacing existing…
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