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News & Comment About The Issues Facing Oriental.

Oriental’s Town Board voted 3-1 tonight in favor of establishing an Overlay District on Upper Broad Street.

It means that new construction of business buildings must have porches across at least half of their frontage facing Broad Street, landscape buffers near the street, and pathways linking their parking lots to adjacent properties. Buildings 25 feet high or less in that overlay district could have flat roofs, something not allowed on other lots zoned MU.

Voting in favor were Commissioners Dave Cox, Nancy Inger and Sherrill Styron. Commissioner Candy Bohmert voted against. Commissioner Kathy Kellam was absent.

For a previous story on this issue, click here.

Posted Wednesday October 8, 2008 by Melinda Penkava