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Board reviews proposed UDO text amendments; sends package to planning board for further work
Summary
Planning staff presented a broad set of proposed updates to the Unified Development Ordinance following the comprehensive plan adoption; aldermen discussed parking, accessory‑dwelling rules, setbacks, home‑occupation notifications and whether to contract consultants for a full rewrite. The board agreed to refer the package to the planning board for detailed review.
Planning staff presented proposed text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and asked the Board of Aldermen to prioritize short‑, mid‑ and long‑term changes. The package ranged from housekeeping fixes to larger items such as new zoning districts and parking‑standard changes.
Aldermen questioned several particulars: parking requirements for mixed‑use developments (a discussion about whether mixed‑use should require two off‑street spaces per residential unit or one), whether accessory dwellings should be treated differently in commercial and residential contexts, whether overhangs should be included in setback calculations, and how neighbors would be notified if staff administratively approved home‑occupation special‑use permits. Staff said notice procedures could follow methods used for riparian owners and that some administrative approvals could trigger a full special‑use permit if conflicts arose.
Several aldermen suggested soliciting bids from outside consultants for a full UDO rewrite to make the code more user friendly; others were comfortable having the planning board and staff handle the proposed amendments. The board directed staff to send the materials to the planning board for review and to return with recommended priorities and any additional detail requested by the board.
