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Jefferson County adopts private-roads ordinance, grandfathering some vacant lots and setting standards for new private roads
Summary
After months of planning work and a lengthy public hearing, Jefferson County commissioners approved a private-roads ordinance that deems certain existing vacant lots on private roads "conforming" while establishing standards and a modification process for future development and road access.
Jefferson County commissioners voted to approve a new private-roads ordinance after a lengthy public hearing that drew multiple residents and detailed staff presentations. Planning staff said the ordinance is designed to resolve long-standing problems created by numerous privately maintained roads—225 private-road segments in the county—and to provide a pathway for owners of existing lawful vacant lots to obtain building rights.
Milton, who presented the ordinance, told the board that county GIS work identified 225 private-road lines and about 188 vacant lots that currently prevent owners from building because the…
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