Hart County commissioners take first reading on Chapter 46 changes to limit parcel splits

The Hart County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 on May 13 to take a first reading of revisions to Chapter 46 of the county land development standards, moving the ordinance change forward for additional drafting and a later public hearing.

The proposed amendment would require that "the land reference herein shall be delineated by its parent / original tax map and parcel number," and that a division of a parent parcel to create a newly numbered parcel under the exemption would be allowed "only once in a 2 year period," language read into the record by planning staff. The change is intended to limit rapid subdivision that commissioners said can be…