Zoning board approves findings recommending Amendment 74 to clean up zoning-code language
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Summary
The board approved findings recommending Amendment 74, described by staff as language cleanup to resolve inconsistencies in the zoning code; the recommendation will go forward as advisory language to the county board.
Tazewell County staff presented Proposed Amendment 74, described as a code "clean up" effort to correct inconsistencies identified during prior reviews. The zoning board approved findings that the amendment clarifies and corrects misconstrued items in the code and recommended the amendment be forwarded for further consideration.
Why it matters: Code cleanups typically do not change policy intent but resolve textual inconsistencies that can cause permitting confusion.
Staff described the amendment as an effort to harmonize terms and remove leftover inconsistencies; the board voted to approve the findings as presented by staff and recommended the amendment for the next step in the county process.