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Columbia County planning manager explains zoning, public hearings and how residents can engage
Summary
Planning manager Will Butler outlines the department's role advising developers, coordinating reviews across county departments, and the public hearing process, including notice rules and how residents can view applications and submit comments.
Cassidy Harris, Columbia County's public relations director, opened a county "A to Z" episode by introducing Will Butler, the planning manager, to explain what the planning department does and how residents can follow local land-use decisions.
"So planning is basically the built environment," Butler said, describing planning as the set of rules and processes that determine what can be placed on a piece of property and how the community grows. He said the department helps applicants determine whether a site and its zoning are compatible with their proposed use and then guides them through rezoning, site-plan and building-plan steps.
Butler emphasized staff serve throughout a project's lifecycle, from early rezoning…
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