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Marion County to pursue repeal after December rezoning approved under wrong land‑use map; chair signs filing ordinance
Summary
County staff told commissioners the Board'approved rezoning in December was based on an incorrect future land‑use map; the board authorized staff to initiate a repeal process and approved filing an ordinance with the Secretary of State to enable that repeal.
Marion County commissioners directed staff on Jan. 13 to start the process of repealing a December 17, 2024 rezoning ordinance after staff said the Board adopted the rezoning using an incorrect future land‑use designation on the county map.
County Growth Services Director Chuck Verdin told the Board that the parcel in question had been shown as "high residential" on the published map but that the correct designation, adopted earlier, was "medium residential." Verdin said the discrepancy dated to a 2016 amendment and a subsequent mapping error. County attorney and process advisor explained that an adopted ordinance cannot simply be "rescinded" and that the correct procedure is to adopt a repealing ordinance; commissioners…
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