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Hunt County tables proposed Lake Tawakoni zoning update after public concerns over notice and classifications
Summary
After a presentation from consultant Friese Nichols, Hunt County Commissioners tabled a proposed update to Lake Tawakoni zoning to allow more public education and re-notification; residents raised concerns about mailed notice, surprising zoning labels on agricultural parcels and sound-level language.
A consultant presented proposed updates to county zoning that would apply within 5,000 feet of the Lake Tawakoni take line, and the Hunt County Commissioners Court voted Nov. 25 to table the ordinance for additional public outreach and clarification.
The unnamed Friese Nichols representative, who led the presentation, described the update as a modernization of a zoning document in place since 1991 and said the proposal would reduce zoning districts from 15 to 12, revise sign and development standards, expand enforcement provisions and include provisions for parking, landscaping, screening and floodplain standards.…
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