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County attorney: zoning decisions must rely on the record; several zone‑map actions advance
Summary
Franklin County's attorney told the fiscal court that rulings on zone changes must rely on the administrative record or formal hearings; the court advanced multiple zone‑map items, approving two second readings and taking first readings on others.
Franklin County’s county attorney cautioned the fiscal court on July 16 that decisions about zoning map amendments must be based on the administrative record — testimony forwarded from the planning and zoning commission or evidence offered on the record at a court hearing — and warned that considering testimony not on the record could make an approval subject to judicial overturn.
"If it's not on the record, then the court cannot consider it," the county attorney said during a Q&A meant to clarify…
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