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Haywood County holds public hearing on full-code recodification; staff seeks authorization to finalize printing and raises some civil penalties
Summary
At a Feb. 16 public hearing, Haywood County officials reviewed proposed recodification of the full county code (prepared with American Legal Publishing) and substantive ordinance changes including raising several civil penalties from $50 to $500 per day to deter repeat violations; staff will send finalized drafts for publication and bring Chapter 150 (building regulations) back for formal adoption.
Haywood County commissioners on Feb. 16 received public comment and staff briefings on a proposed recodification of the county’s full code of ordinances, a project completed with external review and formatting by American Legal Publishing.
Clerk Amy Stevens said the draft redlines have been public since Jan. 21 and that American Legal’s work focuses mostly on formatting, consistent numbering and cross-references; the board is being asked to authorize publication and return the final, printed code for formal adoption. Stevens also said most content edits were completed internally by department heads and legal staff.
Garen Bradish, assistant county manager for recovery and resiliency, outlined several content changes the board will review: adding a household-hazardous-waste definition in Chapter 50 (solid waste); removing an outdated appendix in Chapter 99 (tobacco use restrictions); correcting a missed measurement…
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