The responsibility of the Planning Board is to administer and interpret ordinances.
It shall be the duty of the Planning Board, in general:
- To prepare and from time to time amend and review a comprehensive and coordinated plan for the physical development of the area.
- To establish principles and policies for guiding action in the development of the area.
- To prepare and recommend to the Board of Commissioners ordinances promoting orderly development of the county’s land use.
- To determine whether specific proposed development conforms to the principles and requirements of the Land Use Plan for the growth and improvement of the area.
- To keep the Board of Commissioners and the general public informed and advised as to these matters.
- To perform any other duties which may lawfully be assigned to it.
This Board hears and decides:
- Petitions to Amend County/Zoning Ordinances
- Petitions to Amend Zoning District maps
- Special and Conditional Use Applications
- Plats and/or Subdivision
- Citizens' Concerns and Input