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Board approves first reading of home‑occupation and residential‑business amendments, tightens trailer and use rules
Summary
Planners amended home‑occupation and residential‑business rules to shift limits from 'per residence' to 'per parcel,' add property‑tax compliance verification for business licenses, create annual renewals, and raise allowable utility trailer size for residential business uses to 22 feet. The board approved the first reading and directed staff to finalize text.
Effingham County planners presented and the board advanced zoning amendments aimed at tightening how home‑based enterprises and small residential businesses are regulated.
Jennifer Rose, Planner I, told the commissioners the amendments add two definitions (nonconforming property and property tax compliance) and require that an applicant be in tax compliance before a business license or conditional use is approved or renewed. She said staff will verify…
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