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Jones County to pursue conditional‑use zoning, signage rules for package‑sales stores
Summary
During the March 4 work session the board directed staff to draft text amendments to treat package sales as a conditional use in neighborhood and general commercial zones and to consider limits on building size and window/LED signage.
Jones County commissioners discussed proposed zoning rules for package‑sales (retail alcohol) during the March 4 work session and directed staff to prepare text amendments to make package sales a conditional use in both Neighborhood Commercial (C‑1) and General Commercial (C‑2) zoning districts.
County staff and a consultant said the change would allow the Planning and Zoning board and commissioners to review individual license applications and consider neighborhood impacts before a permit is issued. Commissioners instructed staff to draft two text amendments so the ordinance would be explicit about how package sales are treated in both C‑1 and C‑2.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the county wants to retain community character and give neighborhoods a formal opportunity to comment…
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