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Planning commission recommends wide-ranging land-use and subdivision ordinance changes to county commissioners
Summary
The Stephens County Planning Commission on Jan. 7 recommended approval of proposed amendments to the Land Use Ordinance (Chapter 59) and the Subdivision Ordinance (Chapter 66) and will forward the recommendations to the Board of Commissioners.
The Stephens County Planning Commission on Jan. 7 recommended approval of proposed amendments to the county Land Use Ordinance (Chapter 59) and the Subdivision Ordinance (Chapter 66) and will forward those recommendations to the Stephens County Board of Commissioners for public hearing and final action.
Planning staff described the Land Use Ordinance changes as principally raising minimum tract-width requirements at the right-of-way across multiple zoning districts and adding language to allow panhandle or flag lots where properties cannot meet new width requirements. Staff cited specific changes including additions to Article 2 (definitions for "flag lot" and "panhandle lot"), increases in right-of-way tract width requirements in Article 4 (Agricultural General Residential) from 30 feet to 200 feet, Article 5 (Agricultural Intensive) from 30 feet to…
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