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Sumter County council approves second reading of residential development standards amendment
Summary
The council approved second reading of Ordinance Amendment OA 25 05 to clarify housing-type definitions, setback rules and accessory-apartment standards; the Planning Commission recommended approval and no public comments were offered at the hearing.
Sumter County Council approved second reading of Ordinance Amendment OA 25 0 5, a package of changes to the county's residential development standards, during its meeting. The amendment clarifies definitions for housing types, revises how setbacks are calculated, and sets rules for accessory apartments and when residential site-plan review is required.
The change is intended to make county definitions and development rules consistent with definitions the city adopted years earlier and to simplify language in the code, Planning staff member Helen Rudman said. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the amendment.
The ordinance narrows the AR-15 zoning category so that AR-15 allows only single-family…
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