Franklin County moves to publish revised on-site wastewater codebook for 90-day public review

Franklin County commissioners authorized staff to publish a revised on-site wastewater disposal system codebook for a 90-day public review period before final adoption, the commission heard. Staff said the update reorganizes and rewords the existing codebook to make it easier to read but does not change the fundamental regulations.

A county staff member told commissioners the current codebook dates to an earlier approval and that the proposed document is mainly a reorganization rather than substantive regulatory change. "The regulations are gonna still be the same, but we've just reorganized to make it more easy to follow through and read it," the staff member said. Staff recommended a 90-day public comment period and said, if there are no substantive changes after review, the commission would consider formal adoption at a later meeting.

Commissioners asked whether publishing the draft for review was the correct procedural step; staff confirmed the public-review period is the next step and that final adoption would require a subsequent commission order. Commissioners approved moving the codebook to public review by motion; the vote was recorded as "all in favor" and the commission carried the motion. The meeting record did not specify exact dates for the start or end of the public-review period beyond the 90-day timeline.

No statutory citations or specific ordinance numbers were provided at the meeting. Staff also noted that the published document will have updated cover formatting and organization to aid public comprehension.