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Board clears changes to appeals code; removes automatic stay and expands notice request for appeals
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board recommended changes to Article 12 of the Land Development Regulations to clarify the appeals process, remove an automatic stay for appealed work, and directed staff to change owner/neighbor notice from 400 to 1,000 feet; the board approved the revision for City Commission consideration.
The City of Newberry Planning & Zoning Board on June 2 recommended that the City Commission adopt an amendment to Article 12 (Appeals, Special Exceptions, Variances and Interpretations) of the City land development regulations (Ordinance 2025-13) to clarify the appeals process and remove the automatic stay that previously allowed work to continue while an appeal was pending.
Staff presented the revised text after a recent case…
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