Commission tables decision on screening and timing for commercial development

Aug 18, 2025

The commission debated replacing vegetative buffers with eight-foot wooden fences and whether screening must be installed at purchase, after clearing, or within 60 days of development; members voted to table the item for further research.

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Commissioners discussed proposed changes to visual screening rules—whether to allow wood fences instead of vegetative buffers and when screening must be in place relative to property purchase, clearing and development—but they voted to table the matter until the next meeting to gather additional information.

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