SALISBURY, Maryland — Consistent with his position regarding density within the Central Business District (CBD), Mayor Randy Taylor has filed a formal veto of Ordinance # 2909 as passed by the Salisbury City Council on January 13, 2025.
“The potential impact of this change would be devastating to the downtown and has no place on the stage of good planning or common sense,” Mayor Taylor said.
This ordinance attempts to double the allowable density from 40 units to 80 units per acre with no parking standard within the CBD. Mayor Taylor along with planners throughout the state, design professionals and zoning specialists, find this legislation to be grossly inappropriate.
The change would also be inconsistent with Maryland planning law as well as Salisbury’s Comprehensive Plan and could only be passed in the context of a lack of understanding regarding its impact.
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