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Staff outlines LMO priority amendments and districts plan, schedules Sept. 16 workshop
Summary
Staff told the task force it will bring 12 priority LMO text amendments and a broader Alamo code overhaul forward alongside plans for seven district area plans; a public town council workshop is scheduled for Sept. 16 to review priority amendments and districts work.
Shay Farrar, a principal planner in the community planning division, introduced staff’s work on the code rewrite and said staff will bring developments back to public committees as the projects evolve. "A lot of work has been taking place behind the scenes and we are getting ready to bring that work forward publicly," Farrar said.
Alexis McElwee, the principal planner leading the Land Management Ordinance (LMO) project, described two parallel efforts: a set of 12 priority LMO amendments and a comprehensive Alamo overhaul that will revisit all code chapters. McElwee said the priority amendments are intended to address lingering issues in advance of the larger overhaul and that staff is coordinating a public engagement plan with stakeholder committees, including targeted outreach on short‑term rentals and family compound/subdivision rules.
McElwee said the team plans a town council workshop on Monday, Sept. 16, to review priority amendments and the Alamo overhaul schedule, after which the districts project will be opened for public engagement with the Gullah Geechee Task Force, Planning Commission and Housing Action Committee. "The workshop will be the first public‑facing viewing of this work," McElwee said.
Why this matters: staff tied the districts project to the code rewrite and the capital improvements program, saying district plans will feed LMO recommendations. Task force members pressed staff to ensure prior task force recommendations on family compounds, setbacks and buffers that affect historic neighborhoods are included; McElwee and Farrar confirmed those issues will be part of the rewrite modules and stakeholder reviews.
Next steps: staff will circulate engagement details and the consultant team (Code Studio for the code rewrite) will present draft amendments at public meetings before the ordinance readings and anticipated adoption in late winter/early next year for priority amendments and districts, with the full overhaul following later.
