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Aberdeen staff propose UDO changes to allow angled parking and revise downtown advisory board
Summary
Planning staff told the Aberdeen Town Board that inconsistencies in the Unified Development Ordinance hamper downtown parking decisions and recommended amending vehicle-backing rules to allow angled parking and to revise the Downtown Aberdeen Advisory Board composition; the board approved scheduling the UDO amendment for public hearing on Nov. 24.
Planning staff told the Aberdeen Town Board on Nov. 10 that the town’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) allows two different vehicle-backing configurations in the downtown Central Business District, creating inconsistent outcomes for applicants and limiting options for shared or expanded parking.
Planner Lindy Lamielle said vehicle backing onto public streets is currently present on Talbooth, Sycamore and Main Streets and that angled parking would provide a safer and more efficient way to add spaces in lower-speed downtown streets. Planning Director Pam Graham said the UDO language has made it challenging to explain decisions to applicants and that staff is proposing an amendment to clarify parking rules and to revise the composition of the Downtown Aberdeen Advisory Board (DAAB).
The board approved, by a single omnibus motion, placing the proposed UDO text amendment (TA-25-05) on the Nov. 24, 2025 agenda for a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. The motion to approve Items 1–4 (which included TA-25-05) was moved by Mayor Pro-tem Bryan Bowles and seconded by Commissioner Tim Helms and carried unanimously, 4-0.
The proposed changes would be intended to align the ordinance with the town’s stated desire to encourage new, increased or shared parking options when properties are developed; staff said the decorative lighting project previously budgeted will be reprogrammed into Fiscal Year 2026–27 to accommodate the timing of the UDO work.
The board did not adopt any ordinance at the Nov. 10 work session; the UDO amendment will be considered at the Nov. 24 public hearing, where members of the public may comment.
