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File #: [26-0034]    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Filed
File created: 1/15/2026 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 2/11/2026 Final action: 2/11/2026
Title: Rewriting Our Rules - A Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) Update
Attachments: 1. LUMO_Staff Memo, 2. LUMO_Draft Staff Presentation, 3. LUMO_Discussion Summary, 4. Staff Presentation
Related files: [24-0459], [23-0783], [24-0532], [24-0004], [23-0744], [24-0120], [24-0210], [24-0281], [24-0360], [24-0503], [24-0564], [25-0017], [24-0078], [24-0091], [25-0263]

AGENDA ITEM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ITEM TITLE*

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Rewriting Our Rules - A Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) Update

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RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*

Tas Lagoo, Long-Range Planning Manager, Planning Department

STAFF RECOMMENDATION*

Council is asked to receive Staff’s project update.

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LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT*

Development regulations adopted under the Town’s planning and zoning authority must be adopted by ordinance. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160D-601.

Prior to any formal action, Council has requested opportunities to have high-level policy discussions regarding the updated LUMO.

BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT*

The Town is rewriting its Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO) for the first time in over 20 years.

Staff will provide Council with an update on the project’s expected timeline over the next year.

COMPLETE COMMUNITY CONNECTION

The LUMO Update is an opportunity to implement various elements of the Town’s Comprehensive Plan, with the Complete Community Strategy at the forefront. The recommendations included in the attached memo will help the Town advance the Complete Community goal of creating a vibrant public realm while reducing project-by-project decision-making.

ATTACHMENTS

LUMO_Staff Report

LUMO_Draft Staff Presentation

 

LUMO_Discussion Summary

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