Planning staff present 'Omnibus 19' technical UDO changes, including ADU and grading clarifications
City and county planners explained Omnibus 19, a package of technical revisions to the Unified Development Ordinance to align local rules with recent state law changes (SCAD) and correct inconsistencies. Staff flagged changes to ADU rules, parking, grading setbacks and public notification procedures.
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Planning Department staff presented Omnibus 19 (TC-2400001), a set of technical text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance that align local code with recent state law changes and correct inconsistencies. Robin Schultz, a planner and county arborist, said Omnibus 19 updates 11 UDO articles and removes references that conflict with the North Carolina residential building code or the Department of Environmental Quality's purview (for example, wastewater system rules). She said the amendment clarifies that triplexes and quadplexes are now covered by the state code and updates notice requirements for street renamings.
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