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Bell County approves subdivision-rule changes adding fire-marshal/ESD certification and driveway-permit requirement
Summary
The Commissioners Court approved two amendments to the county's subdivision regulations: requiring an ESD or fire-marshal certification of construction/code compliance on preliminary plats and adding a requirement that all access drives to public roads obtain a county driveway permit; staff will return with technical standards for adoption.
At its Dec. 2 meeting, the Bell County Commissioners Court approved amendments to the county's subdivision regulations that require emergency service districts (ESDs) or a fire marshal to certify that preliminary plats meet construction and development code standards and that all access drives connecting to county roads obtain a driveway permit conforming to standards the court will adopt.
County engineer staff introduced two specific edits, saying the certification would mirror existing water-availability certification processes and place a preliminary-code review responsibility on ESDs or a designated fire-marshal authority. Mr. Neaves, who presented the changes, told the court the certification is intended to confirm "that the…
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