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Senate committee hears bill to streamline county zoning text amendments
Summary
Senate Bill 175 would create a streamlined statutory procedure for county zoning text amendments, shortening public-notice periods and clarifying the process; proponents including planners and environmental advocates generally supported the bill while seeking minor clarifying edits to notice language and the statute heading.
Senator Forrest Mandeville introduced Senate Bill 175 to the Senate Local Government Committee as a statutory fix to create a clearer, faster process for county zoning text amendments.
Mandeville (Senator Forrest Mandeville) told the committee that adopting new county zoning frequently requires a lengthy process—about four months under current statute—and that simple text amendments (for example, to allow a dentist in a commercial zone) should be able to proceed on a shorter timetable. The bill, he said, would require public notice and a public hearing with a shortened publication window (15 days) and provide a…
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