Commission debates notice rules after landlocked parcel prompts concern
Commissioners raised concerns that notices for landlocked properties can be hard for the public to see and discussed amending posting rules to require newspaper notice in lieu of visible signs; staff said notices already publish in the newspaper but commissioners disagreed on adequacy and which publications run notices.
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A commissioner told the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Commission that the rezoning case for the landlocked property at 13750 Hardin Road exposed a gap in how the county posts public‑hearing notices. "This property was unique because it was landlocked...you can't see the sign from the road," the chair said, arguing that signage requirements do not reach passersby in such cases and that additional newspaper notice should be required when signs cannot be seen.
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