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Burke County amends zoning rules to ease lot-size and site-plan requirements, board says goal is more housing
Summary
The Board adopted a zoning text amendment (ordinance 2025-06) changing minimum lot sizes and frontage standards and streamlining site-plan requirements to encourage housing and simplify development review.
The Burke County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to adopt a zoning text amendment that adjusts minimum lot sizes, relaxes some frontage rules and consolidates site-plan standards to make housing development and commercial site review simpler.
Allen Vines, planning director and deputy county manager, told commissioners staff had proposed changes to several zoning ordinance articles to remove unused graphics, consolidate duplicative site-plan requirements and update lot-size tables. Vines summarized the proposed…
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