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Wakulla County commissioners approve zoning change, grant plat-extension authority and advance sign-code hearing; appoint code enforcement members
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Wakulla County Board of County Commissioners approved a zoning change, adopted a streamlined process for preliminary-plat extensions, advanced amendments to off-premise sign rules to a final public hearing and appointed members to the Code Enforcement Board.
Wakulla County commissioners approved a series of land-use and board-appointment items, including a zoning change for a 5-acre parcel, an administrative plat-extension process and a second public hearing on proposed changes to the county's off-premise sign rules. The board also appointed two regular members and one alternate to the Code Enforcement Board and added a housing-monitoring report to the consent agenda.
The actions together affect development procedure and local sign regulation and fill vacancies on the county's enforcement board. Commissioners voted unanimously on the measures that were put before them.
Votes at a glance - Consent addition: Staff requested adding “response to the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program fiscal-year monitoring report” to the consent agenda; motion to add passed (vote recorded as "Passes 5"). - Code Enforcement Board appointments: Tom Thompson promoted from alternate to regular member; Aaron Rosmar named alternate; Joanne Shirett and Eric Deutsch appointed as regular members. Motion passed (vote recorded as "Passes 5"). - Zoning change R2417: The board approved changing the zoning of approximately 5 acres at 345 Ace High Stables Road from RR-1 (rural residential) to AG (agricultural). No ex parte communications were reported; motion passed (vote recorded as "Passes 5"). - Preliminary-plat extension ordinance (Chapter 7 amendment): Commissioners approved an ordinance authorizing the Planning and Community Development director to grant a one-time 18-month extension for infrastructure construction on preliminary plats, if the developer shows good cause and the project is under active construction. Staff recommended the change to reduce staff time processing planning commission extensions; motion passed (vote recorded as "Passes 5"). - Off-premise sign code amendments (Chapter 5 and section 6-18 g): The board held the second of three public hearings on proposed amendments that would remove prohibitions on off-premise signs and digital-display billboards in specified Crawfordville commercial zoning districts if signs meet a new "remove and replace" provision. The provision would allow a sign owner to remove two existing off-premise signs and replace one in the same location, with the stated intent of reducing total billboards while allowing structural and face improvements. Staff recommended forwarding the ordinance to the final public hearing in February 2025; motion passed (vote recorded as "Passes 5").
What commissioners said and next steps Brandon (Planning and Zoning staff) presented the zoning and code amendments and answered procedural questions on the preliminary-plat amendment and the sign-code changes. Staff noted the off-premise sign amendment was the second of three required hearings; the final hearing is scheduled for February 2025. No public testimony opposing the measures was recorded during the items summarized here.
Ending Each measure passed unanimously as recorded during the meeting. The off-premise sign amendment will return for a final public hearing in February 2025; other actions take effect according to the county's ordinance adoption procedures and appointment protocols.
