County moves transect‑zoning code changes to second reading
On first reading the board approved LDC 26‑008, clarifying transect‑based zoning (Article 44) by defining certain permitted service and contractor uses and refining frontage build‑out requirements; the amendment advances to a required second hearing.
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On first reading the board approved Land Development Code amendment LDC 26‑008 (Ordinance 2026‑033), which updates Article 44 (transect‑based zoning) to clarify permitted uses, screening and buffering for service providers and contractors, and to refine rules for minimum frontage build‑out percentages in the Timber‑to‑Tides overlay. Planning staff described the changes as intended to clarify code language, allow specific service uses in specified transects and preserve the pedestrian‑oriented frontage requirements while excluding rights‑of‑way and access drives from the frontage calculation.
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