Commission adopts annual land development code update, flags private airstrip language for later
Jan 14, 2026
The board approved a routine annual update to the Land Development Code reflecting legislative preemptions and clarifications on outdoor storage, lay-down yards and towers; county staff suggested private airstrips could be handled by a special-exception approach and recommended further consideration in a future update.
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County planner Don McDonald told commissioners the annual Land Development Code update is largely corrections and clarifications, and noted state legislative changes have required local process updates. "So that's gonna, I think, be a common thing," McDonald said, and flagged several topics that changed this year, including legal time frames, ex parte communication procedures, and revised definitions for outdoor storage and lay-down yards.
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