County leaders flag state zoning changes as potential preemption to local code

Feb 18, 2026

A participant warned that a state affordable-housing measure could deregulate lot sizes, septic and well rules and potentially limit the county's ability to update local zoning; officials said they will monitor amendments and consider rewriting the subdivision code.

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County participants raised concerns that a proposed state-level affordable housing measure could preempt local zoning rules, prompting discussion about whether Warren County should move to update its subdivision and zoning ordinances sooner rather than later.

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