Council heard an owner request to remove a parcel at 55 Grey Havens Drive from Brevard’s extraterritorial jurisdiction; staff outlined legal limitations on subdividing the lot, and council asked staff to return with policy alternatives before any decision.

Brevard City Council voted to remove minimum parking requirements from the Unified Development Ordinance, citing alignment with new state-level regulations. The transcript does not provide the state citation or vote tally.

At its Oct. 5 meeting, the Brevard City Council adopted new building-height regulations that measure height by story height, overall building height and exposed wall height. The transcript does not include a vote tally.

Council advanced a resolution, recommended by downtown advisory committees, asking partner agencies to remove the one-way pair option from the downtown circulation study; several residents and business owners spoke in favor during public comment. The transcript lists 'Transfinya County' once but elsewhere uses 'Transylvania County'; spelling discrepancy has been corrected to 'Transylvania County' in this report.

Brevard Police Chief Christy Wenzel withdrew a plan to install three Axon automatic license-plate reader cameras within city limits following feedback from community members; council heard remarks about community engagement and policing priorities.

City Manager Wilson Hooper said the Public Safety Committee reviewed a proposal to deploy three Axon-brand automated license plate readers and referred it to full council for a first joint public discussion after a town hall meeting held Sept. 1.

City Manager Wilson Hooper announced an ALPR information session for Sept. 1; Mayor Maureen Copeloft highlighted Downtown Brevard's recognition at a state conference and thanked police and firefighters for National Night Out. Council then entered closed session on an economic development matter.

The mayor asked council to direct staff to research updated local ordinances to make loitering, trespassing and public alcohol possession misdemeanors in downtown Brevard; councilors and the police chief agreed to study the idea while emphasizing the need to avoid criminalizing homelessness and to gather more information.

The council authorized a staff-recommended full demolition approach for the 125-foot Tannery North smoke stack and related contaminated vault, approving a funding package to proceed and asking contractors to salvage bricks where feasible.