Graham City Council

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This report is to catch you up on the latest City Council meeting from May.

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Original meeting time: 3:10:10

On May 10th the City Council made decisions on:

• 6-month waiting period following denial

• New development signage

• Farmers markets

6 months is a long time for development.

Unfortunately, the 6-month waiting period for applicants who got a denial is here to stay. The City Council made the decision to deny the request to waive the 6-month waiting period following a rezoning denial.

Why?

Mayor Talley said she didn't want developers reapplying every month.

This was a citizen-initiated request. The planning board pushed it forward to the City Council with the following details: you can get out of waiting 6-months if you change the total area by 10% OR change the total number of parcels (if multiple parcels).

Two signage rule changes were approved.

1. Alamance City College: signs can now go up to the 3rd floor.

2. New multifamily developments: signs can be up to 32 SF.

Farmers markets can now happen once per week. If they don't have permanent fixtures.

Graham sewer rights

A single-family home volunteerily annexed itself into the city of Graham.

If you are incorperated in the city of Graham, you get rights to tie into the sewer lines.

A tiny wedding rezoning

One-fifth of an acre was rezoned from light industrial to B-2. This is for a wedding and event venue to get a rain cover. We covered when it went through planning here.

Interesting point: B-2 allows the possibility to use as a bar.

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