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Pickens County adopts broad land‑use, fire‑code and road standards package
Summary
The Pickens County Board of Commissioners voted Aug. 18 to adopt comprehensive amendments to zoning, land‑development, fire prevention and roads ordinances, changing land‑use district rules, expanding listed uses and strengthening enforcement and penalties.
The Pickens County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 18 approved a comprehensive package of ordinance amendments affecting zoning, land development, fire prevention and roads for unincorporated Pickens County.
The changes adopt state minimum fire standards and the International Fire Code, reorganize and expand the county land‑use code from roughly 134 listed uses to about 220, and add new land‑use districts including a rural business and an institutional district, staff said. The board approved the package by motion with no recorded opposition.
Staff said Chapter 21 will incorporate Georgia Life Safety Code provisions and the International Fire Code…
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