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Polk County amends appointment procedures and shifts certain hardship variance decisions to commissioners
Summary
The board approved an ordinance committee-backed amendment clarifying appointment procedures to committees, boards and authorities and adopted a change moving non-zoning hardship variance decisions from Planning & Zoning to the Board of Commissioners.
Polk County commissioners voted unanimously March 5 to amend County Code Section 2-50 to clarify the appointment process for committees, boards and authorities. The change reflects a recommendation from the Ordinance Committee.
In the same meeting, the board approved a resolution amending Polk County Development Regulations Section 3.4.5. Under the amendment, certain hardship variances that do not pertain to zoning ordinances will be considered by the Board of Commissioners rather than the Planning & Zoning Commission.
Commissioner Carter stated the Ordinance Committee's recommendation as the motion; both items passed without recorded opposition. The minutes do not record additional procedural details or implementation steps beyond approval.
