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Santa Rosa County approves small District 2 leash-law area after petition
Summary
The County Commission approved a direct-control leash-law area for a small District 2 neighborhood after staff reported petitions from eight of 10 homes in favor; no residents spoke against the proposal and the board approved it without objection.
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners on a routine vote approved establishing a new direct-control leash-law area in a small portion of District 2 after staff said neighbors petitioned in favor.
Staff summarized the public hearing to commissioners as “a public hearing to consider adding a new direct control area, commonly known as a leash law area,” noting that “of the 10 houses that are there, … 8 of the 10 said they're in favor of a leash law area.” No opponents signed up to speak, and the board approved the measure without objection.
The petition-driven change affects about 10 residences in the described area; staff indicated the action may be initiated either by the board or by a resident petition under county code. Commissioners did not record a roll-call tally in the hearing transcript and no mover or seconder was read into the record in the audio segments provided. The action was presented to the board as ministerial once the petition and outreach were documented.
