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Planning director to propose temporary RV occupancy relief, fee waivers and floodplain moratorium after hurricane
Summary
Fletcher planning director Ruth Wood told the council she will bring a resolution next week to temporarily lift RV/camper occupancy limits for storm-displaced residents and to consider waiving modest zoning and floodplain permit fees; she also proposed a 6–12 month moratorium on new significant floodplain development while damage assessments proceed.
Ruth Wood, Fletcher’s planning director, told the Town Council she will bring a resolution next week to temporarily lift enforcement of the town’s RV and camper occupancy limits to help residents displaced by the recent hurricane. "I wanted to come in front of you, tonight to ... gauge your interest in bringing some kind of resolution before you next week to temporarily lift that restriction, which severely limits occupancy of a camper RV," Wood said.
The proposal includes three related elements: a temporary exemption to occupancy restrictions (Wood suggested 6–12 months, with council members leaning toward a 12-month period), a possible waiver of small zoning and…
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