Public comments highlight manufactured housing, open‑space quality and a workforce‑housing study

Aug 18, 2026

Residents and an industry representative urged clarity in the UDO on site‑analysis requirements, tree‑protective buffers, and modern manufactured housing standards; county staff announced an upcoming regional workforce‑housing study presentation.

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During the public hearing on the UDO draft, Janine Clifton (local resident) asked that the UDO retain site-analysis and preliminary-plat requirements for commercial subdivisions, strengthen buffer protections for office uses abutting residential neighborhoods, and tighten tree-preservation language so open-space counts are meaningful. She handed a written list of technical edits to staff.

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