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Oconee County planning commission advances Chapter 38 rewrite, removes residency limit on complaints
Summary
The Oconee County Planning Commission reviewed proposed zoning code changes in Chapter 38, voted to strike a provision that would have limited who may file complaints by planning district, and assigned staff and the county attorney to clarify definitions and reporting timelines for complaints and nonconforming structures.
The Oconee County Planning Commission on Monday advanced a multi-meeting review of Chapter 38 — the county's zoning ordinance — and voted to remove a sentence that would have required complainants to live in the same planning district as the alleged violation.
The change came after public comment and a lengthy staff discussion about how complaint handling currently works. Diane Hester, the planning director, said that since she began in the office staff have not enforced the residency restriction and that complaints are logged and investigated; she said the 10-day response period exists to ensure staff follows up. "If we get a complaint, we go out and evaluate it," Hester said.
Commissioners debated whether the code should…
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