Land Management Ordinance Update Meeting 5.30.24
Fairfield County Land Management Ordinance Update Meeting
Fairfield County and the Stewart Company hosted a Virtual Meeting on Thursday, May 30, 2024, to provide updates on the Land Management Ordinance. Your input is vital in shaping the future of our county's development.
What's on the Agenda?
The virtual meeting focused on proposed revisions to the Land Management Ordinance, utilizing feedback from citizens and stakeholders. The meeting was part of a multi-step process to simplify, modernize, and reorganize the ordinance, which had not been updated since 2012.
Key revisions discussed included:
- Review of Zoning Districts: Consolidation of districts and a simplified table of permitted uses.
- Development Standards: Updates to standards for subdivisions, tree preservation, and stream buffers.
- Conditional Uses: Revised regulations for uses such as mining, solar energy, and limited event venues.
- New Comprehensive Plan: The updates are aligned with the new Fairfield County Comprehensive Plan, which aims to encourage development near major roads and infrastructure while preserving land and protecting taxpayers.
You can view the full presentation and the marked-up versions of the proposed revisions on the Fairfield County website. Please note that these are proposed revisions and are not yet finalized.
Fairfield County and the Stewart Company hosted a Virtual Meeting on Thursday, May 30th, 2024, to provide updates on the Land Management Ordinances. Utilizing citizen input, proposed revisions have been made to the Land Management Ordinance. To view the Presentation given during the Virtual Meeting, visit: https://www.fairfieldsc.com/uploads/uploads/FairfieldCo_PM2_Mtg_2024_05_30.pdf
To view the Marked Up Versions of the Proposed Revisions, visit:
https://www.fairfieldsc.com/departments/community-development/
*Note: These are Proposed Revisions and are not finalized.