At the July 1 meeting, planning staff gave the board a second and final reading on a 21.6-acre rezoning request from agricultural general to C-2 commercial/light industrial and outlined a non-comprehensive cleanup of the county zoning ordinance.

Greg Sheffield said the parcel’s future land-use map indicates commercial use and the applicant intends to return with a subdivision seeking up to four lots; at this stage the board was considering rezoning only. Sheffield said an adjacent property owner had raised stormwater-runoff concerns; the rezoning itself would not change existing runoff but the issue would be considered during site-plan review if a development is proposed. Sheffield reported no new public comments since the board’s prior meeting.

Sheffield also described proposed zoning cleanups to reflect a state law effective the same day that expanded accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rights. Under the change described by staff, a property eligible for a single-family residence in county districts where such homes are allowed would also be allowed to build an ADU — attached or detached — provided setbacks, building-code, septic and utility requirements are met. The county’s existing home-occupation and home-industry permitting processes would remain but staff said the state law creates a lower exempt tier for “no-impact” home-based businesses that the county cannot require to be permitted.

Other proposed changes include updating off-street parking and stormwater detention rules to follow statewide SUDOS guidance (noted by staff), moving building-code technical details out of the zoning ordinance, and amending a lighting rule so an entrance light can be permitted when the county engineer recommends it to improve driveway visibility. Sheffield said plan-and-zone will continue work on minimum lot-size issues related to septic feasibility and expects to return with a recommendation.

The presentation was informational; the transcript records no final roll-call vote on the ordinance at the July 1 session.