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Advisory board urges farmers to weigh in as county considers moratorium, zoning updates
Summary
Members cautioned that development pressure threatens farmland, discussed an eight‑month moratorium on subdivisions of 11 or more lots while zoning chapters are revised, and urged farmers to provide input to the planning commission and council.
The Oconee County Agriculture Advisory Board spent substantial time on the county’s comprehensive plan and zoning updates, focusing on farmland protection amid rapid development.
Board members said the comprehensive plan (2020) is due for review and that a temporary moratorium now under consideration would pause new large subdivisions—specifically, the moratorium discussed…
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