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Franklin County commissioners repeal 2024 comp‑plan ordinance to end Growth Management Act litigation
Summary
County legal staff told commissioners they should repeal a 2024 ordinance that amended the comprehensive plan after it was stayed following an appeal to the Growth Management Hearings Board; commissioners voted to approve the repeal, which county counsel said will terminate the litigation and restore the pre‑ordinance status quo.
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted to repeal an ordinance that amended the county comprehensive plan after the ordinance was appealed and stayed by the Growth Management Hearings Board. The board approved the repeal — identified in the meeting as ordinance two‑twenty‑25 — during its regular meeting after a legal presentation from Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Briggs.
Briggs told the board the original ordinance, adopted in 2024, amended the comprehensive plan to expand a LAMIRD (local area of more intense rural development). He said the expansion was appealed and the ordinance…
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