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County directs staff to lower 'major development' trigger to 25 units, advance dark-sky lighting rules for northwest unincorporated area
Summary
After extended discussion about drainage and public infrastructure, Okeechobee County commissioners instructed staff to amend the land development regulations to treat smaller residential projects as "major developments" and to draft lighting standards focused on preserving dark skies around the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve area.
Okeechobee County commissioners voted to send a revised ordinance to the planning board that would lower the numeric threshold for projects classified as “major developments” and to pursue new exterior-lighting standards for a northwest portion of the unincorporated county.
The board directed county attorneys and planning staff to change a current zoning threshold that designates a project a major development from 100 dwelling units to 25 dwelling units, and to bring the revised text to the planning board for recommendation. The commissioners also asked staff to draft a dark‑sky style lighting ordinance limited to an area around…
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