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Commission and planning board to review CUP and zoning language after members flag unintended effects
Summary
Planning & Zoning members told the Commission that the county's conditional use permit language is being applied broadly — including to manufactured homes — and commissioners agreed to review and clarify zoning text at an upcoming work session.
At a Feb. 24 work session the Commission and Planning & Zoning discussed problems arising from the county's conditional use permit (CUP) ordinance language.
Chairman Charles Coffey opened discussion by asking how the CUP process should apply to small or substandard lots. County Attorney Bin Minter said state zoning procedure law constrains some changes but that the county may clarify its zoning code to distinguish manufactured-home placement from other CUP triggers. "The zoning code would need to be more specific on uses," Minter said.
Brent Ingersoll, chair of the Planning & Zoning board, told commissioners the CUP text currently applies to both stick-built and manufactured homes, which has led to more applications than planners expected. "The way the CUP is written, it applies to everything even stick built homes," Ingersoll said, and he asked the Commission to narrow the ordinance to reflect original intent.
Commissioner Jason Frost urged an orderly review: "We need to go back and review the conditional permit and zoning procedures, and make sure we are clear and precise," he said. Planning & Zoning member Willie Brown cautioned against rushed changes and recommended careful drafting to avoid wasting staff and volunteer time.
Chairman Coffey said the Commission will work with the county attorney and planning board to prepare proposed changes and scheduled the item for further consideration at the March work session. The Commission did not vote on ordinance language at the meeting; members instead agreed to prepare draft language for review.
Any ordinance revisions would follow the county’s normal amendment process, including Planning & Zoning review and public hearings before final Commission action.
