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Commissioners schedule public hearing to update salvage, wrecking and junkyard ordinance
Summary
The court voted to post and schedule public hearings on revisions to the county's salvage/wrecking/junkyard ordinance that would move permitting to the fire marshal, require enclosed sites with 8‑foot height limits and mandate mailed notice to nearby schools, churches and residents for new permits.
Van Zandt County commissioners voted to move forward with a public‑hearing process to update the county’s salvage, wrecking and junkyard ordinance, the court announced at its July 1 meeting.
A county staff member explained the proposal is technically an amendment but recommended treating it as a new ordinance for posting and public‑hearing purposes because the rewrite incorporates multiple administrative code references. The changes would shift permitting and much of the…
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