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Council reviews key edits to Core Commercial Overlay District draft, directs further refinement
Summary
Council members reviewed attorney-recommended changes to the CCOD draft—tightening the 'minor alteration' definition, shifting final approval authority to Council, reducing site approval lapse from two years to one, correcting graphics, and clarifying screening and material standards—and asked staff and counsel to refine language before Planning Board review and a public hearing.
Town Manager Brock Hall summarized the most recent draft of the Core Commercial Overlay District ordinance and identified multiple substantive edits recommended after review with the town attorney.
Key changes discussed included clarifying the definition of "minor alterations" to reduce discretionary ambiguity and shifting final…
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