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APC recommends code amendments clarifying group residential facilities and aligning school siting with state law

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The commission recommended approval of paired county and city code amendments: one that revises definitions and spacing rules for group residential facilities to align with state regulatory frameworks, and another to remove local zoning constraints on school locations and allow the BZA to grant longer establishment periods for special uses.

The Area Plan Commission on July 3 voted to recommend approval of two related zoning code amendments — a county ordinance and a city ordinance — that together revise how local code treats group residential facilities and the zoning status of schools and other special uses.

The revisions were presented by legal staff, who said changes were drafted to align local definitions with state regulatory frameworks and to comply with recently…

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