Article submitted by Jamie Fleury, the Pilot News Staff Writer
CULVER — The Culver Town Council held a public hearing on Ordinance 2022-008: An Ordinance to Amend the Culver Zoning Ordinance. The ordinance was approved by a vote of 7-0 by members of the Plan Commission during their October meeting before coming to the council Wednesday, November 9.
The amendment impacted Chapter 3, 7 and 10.
The following changes have been adopted on first read:
Chapter 3 “Standard Zoning District Intent, Uses, & Standards, Section 030,R-1 Residential District. The following content has been added “For non-conforming lots of record, the minimum rear yard setback cannot be less than 10 feet.”
Chapter 7 “Site Development Plans”, Section 020, Authority Part B: Add an exemption for Demolitions with the following text addition to the exemption list: Demolitions. When the demolition does not result in the potential for an environmental hazard, imminent hazard or economic hardship.
Chapter 10 “Administration” Section 020, Notice of Public Hearing Part A: Change “in the Culver Citizen” to read “in local media sources such as the Pilot News.”
Culver Town Manager Ginny Bess Munroe explained that statute still requires newspaper notices, but the publication schedule of the Culver Citizen being limited to twice a month has created a hardship for the Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) to comply with advertising requirements and hold timely hearings. When they can accommodate the needed timeline, the Plan Commission and BZA will still publish in the Culver Citizen, but the authority to publish in the Pilot News will help them accommodate timely scheduling of hearings.
Second and third read will be held during the next council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Culver Town Hall.
