Grayson County:
“The Grayson County Board of Supervisors put its zoning
ordinance concerns to rest last Thursday evening when they unanimously approved
the Grayson Planning Commission’s revisions to the document. The commission,
tasked by the supervisors with making the 75-page document more ‘user-friendly’
in February, met eight times in the last three months to dissect the ordinance
and compose a ‘complete rewrite of the document from start to finish,’
according to Zoning Administrator Elaine Holeton.
Grayson County supervisors have approved the Planning
Commission’s changes to the zoning ordinance, just a couple of months after
directing the commission to end zoning in the county. Holeton said the revision
focused on six areas of concern: improving the readability of the document, the
addition of allowable uses in all zone districts, the analysis and adjustment
of street setback and yard setback requirements for structures, general
requirements for all zone districts, the exemption of agricultural buildings
for zoning permit and an adjustment to the administration section to clarify
the zoning process.
Holeton pointed out that the board would also be reviewing
Grayson County’s subdivision ordinance. ‘This was included with your review
because there was one section on planned unit developments which was moved by
the zoning ordinance to the subdivision ordinance,’ explained Holeton.”
~Writes Patrick Smith of the Galax Gazette
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