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Marion County initiates updates to urban and rural zone codes to align with recent state changes
Summary
Public Works asked Marion County commissioners to initiate amendments to urban and rural zoning codes to reflect recent state statute and rule changes; staff recommended topics including mobile food vendors, home offices, nonconforming uses, legal lot status and paving standards.
Marion County Public Works staff recommended that the board initiate a review and update of the county's Urban and Rural Zone Codes to reflect recent changes in state statute and administrative rule. Brandon Reich told commissioners the proposed review would cover mobile food vendors, home offices, nonconforming uses, legal lot status, paving standards and amendments to the resource zone model code.
Reich said staff intends to invite public input and to take proposed updates to the Planning Commission for a public hearing as part of the code amendment process. The board approved initiation of the amendments by unanimous voice vote.
No specific statutory citations or draft language were provided during the session; staff framed the action as the start of a public process to align county regulations with recent state changes and to improve clarity for citizens and landowners.
