Marion County approves sweeping Land Development Code amendments; board sets 85-foot lot‑width rule with waiver for grading

Sep 3, 2025

Marion County commissioners approved amendments to multiple sections of the Land Development Code at a second and final public hearing, adopting changes to stormwater compliance, driveway drainage, floodplain mapping and technical specifications and setting a revised lot‑grading trigger at 85 feet with a waiver option for the county engineer or the engineer’s designee.

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Marion County commissioners approved amendments to multiple sections of the Marion County Land Development Code at the second and final public hearing on the proposed ordinance. The board voted to adopt staff’s package of changes covering stormwater compliance, driveway and conveyance criteria, floodplain mapping procedures and technical details, and set lot‑grading triggers at 85 feet of frontage with authority for the county engineer or the engineer’s designee to waive the requirement on a case‑by‑case basis.

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