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Florence board adopts ordinance making technical corrections to city zoning code
Summary
After a public hearing with no public comment, the Florence Board adopted an ordinance making technical corrections to the city zoning ordinances and granted a dimensional variance for Lot 140 in Southern Oaks, Part 2.
The Florence Board of Aldermen voted Nov. 4 to adopt "An Ordinance to Make Technical Corrections to the Zoning Ordinances of the City of Florence, Mississippi and for Related Purposes." The ordinance passed with Aldermen Mason Herrin, Kyle Martin and Brent Sistrunk recorded as voting Aye; Aldermen John Banks and Brian Grantham were absent.
Community Development Director Joel Sims presented written facts and findings during a public hearing on proposed technical amendments to the zoning code and on a dimensional variance request for Lot 140, Southern Oaks, Part 2. After Sims's presentation and with no members of the public speaking for or against either item, the board moved to formal action. "A Motion was made by Alderman Herrin, seconded by Alderman Sistrunk, to grant the dimensional variance request of owners of Lot 140, Southern Oaks, Part 2," the minutes state; the motion carried unanimously.
The ordinance adoption followed an explicit recommendation from City Attorney Bobby Lingold and was recorded in the minutes as: "AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FLORENCE, MISSISSIPPI AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES." The board voted on that motion with the two aldermen listed as absent. The minutes do not specify text of each technical correction; the board recorded that it "accept[ed] and adopt[ed] the recommendations of Zoning Administrator, Joel Sims to make technical corrections to the zoning ordinances." A copy of the facts and findings for the variance is attached to the official minutes.
The board also formally adopted written findings and conclusions of the public hearing as prepared by Joel Sims, incorporating those documents into the record. The minutes do not list new permit conditions or numeric setbacks in the body of the record; details on any specific code-line changes are recorded in the attached facts and findings and the finalized ordinance documents held by city hall.
The ordinance takes effect according to the city clerk's filing of the adopted ordinance and accompanying documents. The board returned to other business after the zoning actions.
