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Council advances second reading of zoning ordinance amendment after brief debate
Summary
Charles Town council held a second reading Sept. 3 on amendments to the zoning ordinance (Article 13.22). Councilmember (speaker 4) moved the measure; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote with one member opposed.
Councilmember (speaker 4) moved for a second reading and consideration of an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance (Article 13.22) on Sept. 3; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote with one councilmember recorded as opposed.
The measure revises the zoning district use table and rules for interpretive uses in the Neighborhood Residential zoning district, language council said will be refined as planning staff and the planning commission review the changes. The council confirmed the ordinance had already had its first reading Aug. 19 and that the proposal will proceed through the standard two-reading process required for ordinance adoption.
Council did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript other than the presiding officer noting one opposed vote after a voice call. The mover was Councilmember (speaker 4); the motion was seconded. The council discussed routing and timing for planning commission review and acknowledged the citywide zoning rewrite remains a multi-year project.
The council directed staff to update related charts and work with planning to align the ordinance text and maps before finalization.
