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Planning commission opens public review of Clay County land development code update
Summary
Planning staff told the commission the multi‑year Clay County land development code update is at a full‑draft stage and available online; the commission opened and then closed a public hearing with staff encouraging further public comment before the planning commission and county board reviews.
The Clay County Planning Commission opened a public hearing on an extensive update to the county land development code that staff said began in April 2023 and is now available in full as a draft online. Matt, a county staff member, told commissioners the update is near the end of the process and that planners will present the full draft to the planning commission and then likely forward it to the Clay County Board of Commissioners for adoption.
The draft, Matt said, compiles chapter updates and clarifications developed with a staff work group and input received during the process: "we are kind of at the end stage of this update that was started back in April 2023," he said, and encouraged residents to review the posted chapters and submit comments.
Staff explained that the planning commission is scheduled to hear the full draft at its March meeting and that the Board of Commissioners would likely hold at least two public hearings before any adoption. No members of the public spoke during the planning commission's opportunity for non‑agenda comment, and after staff presentation the commission closed the hearing and directed that the draft proceed through the standard review track.
What happens next: staff will present the full draft to the planning commission (March meeting) for formal recommendation work, and the Board of Commissioners is expected to schedule public hearings on adoption later in the spring. The commission's discussion focused on process and next steps rather than specific code language changes.
