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Polk County commissioners approve zoning ordinance updates addressing definitions, wetlands and floodplain fencing
Summary
After a public hearing, Polk County commissioners adopted a package of zoning ordinance amendments clarifying variance standards, defining 'change of use,' raising some accessory‑structure exemptions and adding land‑alteration rules for public water wetlands and fence standards in the 100‑year floodplain.
Polk County commissioners on Tuesday adopted a set of amendments to the county zoning ordinance after a brief public hearing. The changes, proposed by county planning staff and reviewed March 27 by the county planning commission, revise definitions, permit standards and floodplain and wetland rules.
Planning staff explained the package, including a clerical correction in the subdivision section, a change in variance language to align with state law by replacing the term 'hardship' with 'practical difficulty,' and a new definition of 'change of use' that clarifies when converting an accessory structure (for example,…
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