ROUND 1: The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) held a public hearing on January 27, 2025 @ 1:15pm to consider adoption of the first-round amendments (2025 Development Standards and Regulations). Since that time, the Board and Planning and Zoning Commission (PZ Commission) have been working together to adjust language in the document to address concerns brought forth by the public.

NOTE: The first round of proposed updates to the DSR  involved, generally, formatting and administrative changes including, but not limited to: modernizing the format of the document (e.g., automatic page numbering, linked Table of Contents, etc.); updates to Chapter I (Administration); a preliminary update of Chapter II (Definitions); updates to portions of the regulations that are directly impacted by recent statutory language changes (e.g., family exemptions, subdivision fencing, etc.); and a first-round appendices clean-up. Bringing the regulations into alignment with state and federal law is a primary goal of this effort. This first round of amendments is intended to address “low hanging fruit” issues during a short window of time. During the past several years, P&Z staff, the P&Z Commission and Board identified several key areas of the DSR requiring quick attention during this round of amendments. Recommended language and changes are reflected in all but Chapter V of this first-round draft. No changes to the official zoning map of the County are proposed during this round.

ROUND 2: The County hosted fourteen (14) open houses to gather information from the public about desired uses and lots sizes in the various planning areas. In addition to the open houses, the public was invited to complete a questionnaire to let us know more specific details about uses, level of review on uses, and more. We had an amazing turnout for the meetings and the questionnaire. Thank you so much for contributing to this important effort!

NOTE: The second round of updates to the DSR are expected to be broad/significant, impacting every chapter within the document in some way. A new County zoning map will be developed, subdivision processes will be cleaned up, application processes and procedures will be revised, and Chapter V (Road and Bridge Standards) is expected to be removed from the document. 

Next up…the Board is hoping to release the final adoption draft of the Round 1 Amendments for consideration. Visit www.engageparkcounty.com for more info!