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The following Zoning Ordinance amendments have been adopted since the publication of Zoning Ordinance Supplement No. 43 dated September 29, 2010, which is available here.
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ZO-10-426 - Zoning Appeal
Fee
Reduce the filing fee for an appeal of a determination of the Zoning
Administrator or of a proffered condition from $2,455 to $600. Adopted
11/16/10; Effective 11/17/10
ZO-11-427 - State Code, Editorial and
Minor Revisions
Addresses a required revision resulting from legislative action by the
2010 General Assembly, corrects inconsistencies and errors that have
resulted from the adoption of previous Zoning Ordinance amendments and
makes other clarifying and minor revisions. Adopted 2/22/11; Effective
2/23/11
ZO-11-428 - Site Plan Fees
Generally increases all site plan fees by 3.1% and relocates the site
plan fee schedule and all other site and building fee schedules into a
new Appendix Q of the County Code. [Also see Property under County
Control Amendment 04-11-2, Building Provisions Amendment 05-11-61,
Subdivision Ordinance Amendment 06-11-101; Erosion and Sedimentation
Control Amendment 07-11-104 and new Appendix Q Amendment 08-11-Q.]
Adopted 4/12/11; Effective 7/1/11
ZO-11-429 - Zoning Fees
Increases the filing fees for certain zoning permits, compliance letters
and most zoning applications, including variances, special permits,
special exceptions, rezonings, comprehensive sign plans, PRC plans and
amendments thereto by approximately 3.1%, with a minimum fee increase of
$5.00. Adopted 4/12/11; Effective 7/1/11
ZO-11-430 - Conservation Plan for
Land Disturbing Activities 2,500 - 5,000 square feet
Allows plats certified by a land surveyor, engineer, landscape architect
or architect that include siltation and control measures in conformance
with Chapter 104 of the County Code to be used in lieu of a grading plan
for the demolition of single family dwellings, demolition of accessory
structures to single family dwellings, construction of additions to
single family dwellings, or construction of accessory structures to
single family dwellings, that result in disturbed areas of 5,000 square
feet or less and do not require the installation of water quality
controls or other drainage improvements. Also requires that various
existing easement, floodplains and distances to certain features
demonstrating compliance with minimum yard requirements be delineated on
plats submitted in conjunction with Building Permit approval when no site
plan is required. In addition, requires the demonstration of compliance
with minimum yard requirements for as-built house location survey plats
for single family detached dwellings. [See also Erosion and Sedimentation
Control Amendment 24-11-104 and Land Development Services Fee Schedule
Amendment 25-11-Q] Adopted July 26, 2011; Effective July 27, 2011
ZO-12-431 - Planned Development
District Recreational Fee
Increases the minimum expenditure per dwelling unit for recreational
facilities required in the PDH, PDC, PRM and PTC Planned Development
Districts from $1600 to $1700. Adopted January 10, 2012; Effective
January 11, 2012
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