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Pickens County planning staff and county attorney propose zoning code changes; commission recommends approval
Summary
The county—s planning staff and county attorney presented amendments to chapter 67 of the zoning code to align with Georgia—s revised zoning procedures law, increase minimum notice to 30 days, add timekeeping/equal-time rules, remove language allowing dispensation of formalities, and create an expedited process for reduced-density requests. The commission voted to recommend approval.
The Pickens County planning commission heard a detailed presentation from the county attorney on proposed amendments to the county zoning code aimed at complying with recent state changes and clarifying local procedures, then voted to recommend approval to the board.
"What you have before you is a series of a number of, amendments which were, in part initiated by, some comments from commissioners," the county attorney said, outlining the package. He described a key change in appeals…
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