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Planning commission approves major updates to development and subdivision regulations; staff approval authority and electronic filing expanded
Summary
The commission approved amendments to Articles 1–6 of the development and subdivision regulations to align with Kentucky Revised Statutes §100.275, clarifying an 'approving authority' that may include planning staff, moving many procedural approvals to an objective-standard review, and requiring electronic submissions.
The Winchester–Clark County Planning and Zoning Commission on a voice vote approved proposed amendments to Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the city’s development and subdivision regulations and voted to send the revisions to the city and county governing bodies for notification.
Staff said the package is intended to align local rules with Kentucky Revised Statutes §100.275 and to consolidate duplicate language between the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations. The changes replace repeated references to the "planning commission" with an "approving authority" (as determined by Article 8.63 of the county zoning ordinance), which may be planning staff or the commission depending on the…
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