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Planning commission backs wide UDO revisions: use classifications, special exceptions, nonconforming‑use rules and limited private‑road standards
Summary
Commissioners voted to recommend a multi‑part unified development ordinance update that standardizes use classifications and separation measurements, establishes a special‑exception process, tightens nonconforming‑use reestablishment rules (option 4), and allows limited private‑road solutions for certain existing lots of record.
The Conway Planning Commission on April 2 recommended approval of a multi‑part package of amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance intended to increase clarity and reduce procedural ambiguity.
Key elements the commission approved include:
- Use classification and measurement clarifications (Articles 2, 4 and 5): definitions were refined, separation‑distance measurements standardized (measured from residential uses or districts), rights‑of‑way do not negate separation, and staff reorganized Article 5 to make use‑specific standards clearer.
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