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Residents press Highlands commission to tighten UDO height definition and restore blocked sidewalk near new hotel

Highlands Town Board of Commissioners · April 17, 2026
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Summary

During public comment, a resident urged changing the Unified Development Ordinance height definition to measure from the lowest elevation to prevent developers from exceeding the 35-foot intent, and asked the town to require restoration of a chained-off sidewalk adjacent to a new hotel.

A Highlands resident urged the board during public comment to amend the town's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) definition of building height and to require immediate restoration of a chained‑off sidewalk near the new hotel.

Michael King (1130 Hickory Hill Road) told the board the UDO currently…

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