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Spalding County commissioners push zoning overhaul, call for planning-commission training
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a comprehensive rewrite of the county zoning ordinance with a target to finalize by June, raised concerns about planning-commission capacity and voluntary board training, and agreed to review the county code chapter-by-chapter at work sessions.
Spalding County commissioners heard an update on a long-planned zoning ordinance rewrite and discussed steps to reduce repeated work coming from the planning commission, county staff said. The county’s zoning update is on a timetable to be finalized in June and will include an airport-overlay amendment being reviewed by an off-airport stakeholder committee.
The issue matters because the rewrite will determine the rules that guide development, inspections and the county’s ability to enforce standards for residential and commercial construction. County Manager Dr. Steve Ledbetter told the board staff is “working diligently” on the update and that “you’re gonna be…
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