Section 45-41-260.09 – Zoning; Grant of Power.
Section 45-41-260.09 Zoning; grant of power. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare of the county, the commission, with the approval of the county commission, may divide the portion of the county within its zoning jurisdiction into districts of the number, shape, and area as may be […]
Section 45-41-260.10 – Proposed Change in Zoning Regulations.
Section 45-41-260.10 Proposed change in zoning regulations. After zoning regulations have become applicable to a beat as provided by Section 45-41-260.07, the regulations shall not be changed until the proposed change has been published for three weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the county together with a notice stating the time and place […]
Section 45-41-260.11 – Zoning Regulations Not to Be Restrictive.
Section 45-41-260.11 Zoning regulations not to be restrictive. No zoning regulation adopted by the commission and county commission shall change any use to which land is being made at the time the zoning regulations become applicable in any beat. (Act 2007-401, p. 800, §12; Act 2007-477, p. 998, §12.)
Section 45-41-260.12 – Remedies.
Section 45-41-260.12 Remedies. In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained, or any subdivision is established, or land used in violation of this article or of any regulation made under the authority conferred by this article, the county attorney shall initiate any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent […]
Section 45-41-260.13 – Exemptions to Zoning Regulations.
Section 45-41-260.13 Exemptions to zoning regulations. The commission, in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, may make special exceptions to the terms of the zoning regulations in harmony with its general purposes and interests and in accordance with general or specific rules adopted by the commission. Anyone wishing to appeal from an […]
Section 45-41-260.14 – Appeals.
Section 45-41-260.14 Appeals. Any party aggrieved by any final judgment or decision of the commission, within 15 days, may request a review of the record by a five member review board appointed by the Lee County Commission, one member being the county planning director, one member being the county public works director, two members who […]
Section 45-41-260.01 – Composition of Planning Commission.
Section 45-41-260.01 Composition of planning commission. The commission shall be composed of 11 members, each of whom shall be a qualified elector in and an actual resident of Lee County. The Lee County Commission members may appoint two members for their respective district and one member shall be appointed by the chair of the county […]
Section 45-41-260.03 – Organization and Rules.
Section 45-41-260.03 Organization and rules. The commission shall elect its chair and create and fill such other offices as it may determine. The term of chair shall be for one year, with eligibility for reelection. The commission shall normally hold at least one regular meeting each month. Commission members may not miss more than three […]
Section 45-41-260.04 – Staff and Finances.
Section 45-41-260.04 Staff and finances. The county commission may appoint, promote, demote, and remove employees of the commission as it deems necessary. The county commission may also contract with county or city planners, engineers, architects, and other consultants and with any local, state, or federal agency for such services as the commission may require. The […]
Section 45-41-260.06 – Purposes to Be Kept in View.
Section 45-41-260.06 Purposes to be kept in view. In the preparation of the master plan and zoning regulations, the commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the present conditions existing within the county with due regard to existing agricultural uses, to land by virtue of its fertility, proximity to water supplies, and […]