TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Telly C. Whitfield, Ph.D. - Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Jennifer C. Baptiste, CZO - Planning & Zoning Division Manager
DATE: September 26, 2022
RE:
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TA22-04: Proposed Text Amendments to amend Sections 30-2.A, 30.2.B, and 30.2.C of the Unified Development Ordinance regarding the Special Use Permit process, requested by the City of Fayetteville.
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Strategic Operating Plan FY 2021
Goals 2026
Goal 2: Responsible City Government Supporting a Diverse and Viable Economy
* Objective 2.3 - Sustain a favorable development climate to encourage business growth
Goal 3: City Investment in Today and Tomorrow
* Objective 3.2 - Manage the City's future growth and strategic land use
Goal 6: Collaborative Citizen & Business Engagement
* Objective 6.2 - Ensure trust and confidence in City government through transparency and high quality customer service
Executive Summary:
Recommended changes to the process of Special Use Permit (SUP) general standards and clarifying language is presented for the City Council to consider and implement in the City of Fayetteville's Code of Ordinances, Chapter 30 Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Future changes of how SUPs are used will be presented in a separate, future CCAM.
Background:
The City of Fayetteville has used Special Use Permits since at least 1964 when the city's Zoning Ordinance began folding in some uses that were allowed in a zoning district if they "fit in with the character of the area in which such use is to be located and that such use is not detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood (Ordinance No.1964-10)
Over the years, the standards and North Carolina Statutes continued to allow uses when they met certain standards. North Carolina case law has also created refinements to the way Special Use Permits are handled...
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