SALISBURY — The City Council will consider an ordinance amendment to allow general retail in rural residential zoning and the purchase of a bomb alert K-9 at their Sept. 15 meeting.
Planning Manager Victoria Bailiff will present changes to three chapters of the Land Development Ordinance to allow agricultural general retail on rural residential zoning. Brian Bauk proposed the amendment.
The ordinance change allows general retail of specifically agricultural products up to 2,000 square feet rural residential zoned properties over five acres. The change includes environmental protections for pest, weed and disease control products.
The amendment originally went to the Technical Review Committee (TRC) on May 21 and was denied with request for detail on items to be sold. The TRC recommended approval on the second review on June 18. The Planning Board reviewed the amendment and recommended approval on July 14.
The City Council will hold a public comment period about the amendment before considering approval.
Police Chief PJ Smith will also present on the purchase of a bomb alert K-9 using funding from the Salisbury Police Foundation. The K-9 will be trained to both sniff out potential explosives and track lost items.
The Salisbury Police Foundation is offering $20,000 for the K-9, and the City Council will consider adopting the budget ordinance to appropriate the donation.
The council meets on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Salisbury City Hall, located at 217 South Main Street, Salisbury. The other agenda items include:
- The council will receive an update on the Monroe Street School.
- The council will consider adopting an ordinance amending chapter 15 of the code of the city of Salisbury to regulate transit property.
- The council will consider approving a right-of-way use permit for the building renovation being completed at 226 and 228 South Main Street to allow a continuous partial closure of the sidewalk and the intermittent full closure of the sidewalk from Sept. 16 through Oct. 1.
- The council will consider authorizing the city manager to approve a contract with CDM Smith in an amount not to exceed $796,900 for service associated with the initial phase of the Wastewater Collection System Master Plan and Hydraulic Model Development Project.
- The council will consider appointments to various boards and commissions.
