Core Commercial Overlay District (CCOD) Text Amendments
At a glance
What: revised Core Commercial Overlay District (CCOD) text, Section 3.08 of the Midway Zoning Ordinance, presented by Town Manager Brock Hall after review by Town Attorney Jim Lanik.
Where it stands: resolved. Town Council approved the changes unanimously on May 4, 2026 (McAlpine moved, Leonard seconded).
Next: nothing pending; a complete copy is on file with the Town Clerk.
The changes
Town Council becomes decision-maker with the Planning Board advisory.
'Minor alterations' defined.
Approval expiration cut from 2 years to 1.
Council may allow small exceptions (e.g. minor facade percentage variations).
Screening exempt for lots next to wooded areas.
Brick must be hard fire kiln clay or slate (no faux brick).
Unclear graphics removed.
Formatting may be refined during codification.
Path to approval
Town Council reviewed the draft at the February 19 Vision Session.
Planning Board recommended approval 3/31/2026 and asked Council to call a public hearing.
Council called the public hearing April 6, held it May 4 with no speakers, and approved the changes to Section 3.08 unanimously on May 4, 2026.
Background
Council had also been told the apartment-height limits in the CCOD kept one apartment complex from being built in Town.
Log
2026-05-04 - Town Council - Public hearing, no speakers; Brock Hall said final approval moves back to Council and two graphics were removed; Council approved the Section 3.08 changes unanimously (McAlpine/Leonard).
2026-04-28 - Planning Board - Matthew Bruff reviewed Pizza Hut's proposed wall sign at 189 Hickory Tree Road Unit 106B lies in the CCOD; staff said it met Section 3.08(I) multi-tenant standards, Board approved unanimously (Hill moved, Smith seconded).
2026-04-06 - Town Council - Council called the public hearing for May 4 (McAlpine/Edwards, unanimous).
2026-03-31 - Planning Board - Board unanimously approved the Section 3.08 text amendments as presented (Jamie Hester moved, Smith seconded) and recommended Council call a public hearing.
2026-02-19 - Town Council Vision Session - Hall presented the revised draft (Council as final approver, one-year approval lapse, kiln-fired brick, new graphics and photos); unresolved: definition of minor alterations; to return to the Planning Board then a public hearing.