Plans Moving Forward on Stephens County Land-Use Ordinance

Work to develop a zoning or land-use ordinance in Stephens County takes another step.

 

Stephens County is using the services of the Carl Vinson Institute Of Government At The University Of Georgia to review a draft of a proposed land use plan.

The Land Use Regulation Committee recommended to the Stephens County Board of Commissioners that its current draft proposed land use plan be sent to the Carl Vinson Institute for review.
Committee spokesperson Cynthia Brown says they feel that the Institute can help the county make sure whatever is proposed falls in line with what laws across the state and nation allow.

Brown said, “The one thing that we wanted to be certain that we were doing was that we were in compliance with state and Federal laws and regulations in regards to our land-use plans.  Our local attorney is looking at it from the standpoint of our local ordinances and codes.   But we wanted to be certain that we were up to standard on the state and Federal regulations before we moved forward with the land-use plans.”

While the Carl Vinson Institute reviews the draft land use plan, the land use regulation committee continues to meet.

According to Brown, the committee remains on schedule for producing a proposed land use plan for the county commission to consider in November.