Board enacts wellhead protection updates to comprehensive plan and land‑development code
Oct 21, 2026
The board unanimously adopted a comprehensive‑plan amendment and matching Land Development Code updates to align county wellhead protection standards with state requirements, approving ordinance 2026‑37 and ordinance 2026‑38 in separate motions.
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County staff presented companion amendments to the comprehensive plan and the Land Development Code intended to update the county's wellhead protection areas and align local standards with the state's rules. "We have wellheads where we get drinking water for the county, and we need to protect the area around them," the presenter said while outlining the redline changes transmitted to Tallahassee for approval.
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