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Commissioners press Planning and Development Council as ordinance rewrite approaches
Summary
At an annual review, commissioners and the Planning and Development Council urged simpler, clearer zoning rules to reduce routine variance requests and improve public understanding; staff said legal review is pending and a focused workshop will be scheduled.
Manning County commissioners met with the Planning and Development Council for their annual review, pressing the council and county planning staff to simplify zoning rules and reduce the number of routine variance requests that slow development.
Stuart Ward, chairman of the Planning and Development Council, said the council has improved its working relationship with county staff over the last three years and is aiming to speed consideration of applications while adhering to ordinance requirements. “We’re trying to make things better all the time and get through our agenda items as quickly and as efficiently as possible,” Ward said.
Commissioners and council members identified two recurring challenges: the complexity of subdivision reviews and a steady stream of…
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