Commission discusses creating new zone for recovery and care facilities; Amanda Dale rezoning item listed

Commissioners discussed during the Sept. 15 workshop whether to remove certain uses from the county's C-5 zone and create a new zone tailored to facilities such as recovery houses or group-care facilities. One commissioner asked staff to draft a zoning change and bring it to the planning commission for review and recommendation.

The discussion noted that some personal and group care facilities can exist as single-family houses when serving eight or fewer people with disabilities and therefore may not fall under typical zoning notification requirements. Commissioners and planning staff discussed possible categories—personal/group care facility, assisted living, nursing homes, and daycare—and whether those uses should be separated or regulated differently within the land-use matrix.

Separately, staff announced that Amanda Dale requested a zone change from Agricultural (A C 1) for Map 17, Parcel 16.02 (property at 1985 Moseley Ferry Road in the Fourth Voting District), and that the parcel is not in a special flood-hazard area. Planning staff described the lot as L-shaped with road frontage on two roads and said redesign may involve meeting setback and the 1:4 ratio requirements.

Planning staff said they would prepare materials for the planning commission and ultimately send a recommendation back to the county commission. No zoning ordinance change or rezoning was decided at the workshop; commissioners directed staff to prepare draft language and to place items on the planning commission agenda for review.