Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Planning staff recommends removing small shopping centers from CR zoning; board tables action pending legal review
Summary
Town planning staff proposed removing shopping centers under 30,000 square feet from the commercial recreation (CR) zoning district table of uses; staff recommended approval but warned a state downzoning statute may require written consent from all affected property owners, and the board voted to table the item pending legal review.
Planning staff presented a proposed amendment to the unified development ordinance (UDO) that would remove shopping centers of less than 30,000 square feet as a permitted use in the town's commercial recreation (CR) zoning district.
Matt, a planning staff member, said the proposed change would revise section 6.5 of the UDO to better align permitted uses with the low-density, oceanfront character of the CR district and the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat

