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Planning commission backs code changes that shrink residential buffers, revise subdivision process
Summary
The Columbia County Planning Commission voted to recommend changes to county code that cut the required residential buffer, revise subdivision concept-plan rules and update landscaping requirements; the measures now go to the Board of Commissioners for final action.
The Columbia County Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended approval of three text amendments to the county code that would change how concept plans are handled, halve the typical residential buffer and update landscaping standards.
Planning staff and commission members said the package is intended to streamline subdivision review and ease development friction while preserving review safeguards. "The biggest thing here is that the 50 foot buffer is getting cut in half to 25 feet on residential properties," Will, a county planning staff member, told the commission during the discussion. He said the change would be paired with a requirement that buffers be owned and maintained separately — typically by a…
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