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Williamson County planning staff seeks commission review for all new commercial uses regardless of building size
Summary
The planning staff proposed an amendment to Article 6 of the Williamson County zoning ordinance to require planning commission review of site plans for all new commercial uses listed in tables 11.01 and 11.02, removing the current 5,000-square-foot staff-review threshold; the commission voted to forward the recommendation for approval.
The Williamson County Planning Commission heard a staff proposal to amend Article 6 of the county zoning ordinance so that site plans for all new commercial uses listed in tables 11.01 and 11.02 would be treated as major site plans and considered by the planning commission, regardless of building square footage.
Staff presented the amendment during the public hearing, saying the change responds to concerns that future nonresidential uses remaining on residential concept-plan acreage could affect surrounding areas and infrastructure, particularly traffic. "Staff heard…
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