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Weddington planning board votes to forward NCDOT roadway design standards to Town Council
Summary
The Planning Board voted to forward a recommendation that Weddington adopt the NCDOT Roadway Design Manual as the town’s guide for street design and to include staff-proposed text changes referencing section D917 AJ for street design and standards.
The Weddington Town Planning Board voted to forward to the Town Council a recommendation that the town adopt the NCDOT Roadway Design Manual as the guiding standard for street design and to include staff-proposed text changes to the zoning code.
A committee member moved that the board "forward to the Town Council for their consideration and approval the roadway design manual" and to incorporate the staff-presented CUAC text, with the motion referencing section D917 AJ for street design and standards. The motion was recorded with Nancy as the mover and Mish as the second; the board approved it by voice vote.
Board members and staff discussed whether local numeric dimensions — for example a previously-discussed 16-foot dimension — should be written into town code or whether the town should defer to the state manual. The board concluded there was no desire to substitute local dimensions for NCDOT standards and directed staff to reference the state manual in the cited code section.
Planning staff said the recommendation will be transmitted to Town Council for consideration; minutes will note the code cross-reference and the chosen text. No formal vote tally by name was recorded in the transcript beyond the voice vote, and any Council action will be separate from this Planning Board recommendation.
The board also scheduled a workshop to reconcile related buildable-area language and to package new and outstanding items for Council review.
