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Cashiers area ordinances are in italics.

DRAFT ORDINANCES UNDER REVIEW BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Title

Purpose

Permitting
Dept

Land Conservation

To promote the best use of land to protect natural resources and to protect employment based upon those resources by offering a variety of arrangements that may be entered into on a voluntary basis between landowners and the County.

Planning

Lighting Standards

To establish outdoor lighting standards.

Planning

ADOPTED ORDINANCES

Title

Purpose

Permitting Dept

Addressing and Road Naming

A uniform system for addressing and road naming is required to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Jackson County.

Emergency Management

Airport Hazard

To regulate the development, growth, or construction of objects that may become hazards to air traffic utilizing the Jackson County Airport and that would endanger the lives and property of users of the Airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity.

Planning

Animal Control

Care and control of dogs and cats in Jackson County

Public Health

Board of Adjustment

Establishes the Board of Adjustment

Planning

Cable Franchise

Agreement between Jackson County and Mediacom Southeast LLC to provide services, facilities and equipment necessary for cable-related needs of the community.

Planning

Cashiers Commercial Area Land Development Ordinance

Promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community; to provide sound and orderly development; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, and parks; to promote the economic prosperity of the community; to preserve the community’s unique scenic quality; to conserve the natural resources and environmental quality of the community; and to protect and conserve the heritage of the community.

Planning

Cell Tower

Provide for safe and efficient integration of facilities necessary for the provision of advanced wireless telecommunications services throughout the community and ensure the ready availability of reliable wireless services to the public, government agencies, and first responders with the intention of furthering the public safety and general welfare.

Planning

Cemetery Board

Authorizes and establishes the Cemetery Board.

Planning

Farmland Preservation
Voluntary/Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District Ordinance

To promote agricultural values and general welfare of the County.

Planning

Fire Prevention Ordinance

Defines, regulates, and prohibits conditions detrimental to the health, welfare and safety of the citizens.

Fire Marshal

Flood Damage Prevention

Minimizes public & private losses due to flood conditions.

Building Inspections

Helicopter Ordinance

Regulates helicopter sightseeing operations within the county.

Planning

Industrial Development

Manages location, visibility & pollution from asphalt industries, heavy industries, mining industries & junk yards.

Planning

Junk Car

Prohibits abandonment of vehicles on public or private property without permission.

N/A

Land Development Compliance

To ensure that proposed development activities comply with all various Jackson County Ordinances relating to land use; to provide an effective means for determining compliance and will contribute to greater efficiency in government.

Planning

Landfill Fee

Provides for method assessment and collection of solid waste user fees and solid waste availability fees within the county.

Solid Waste

Manufactured Home Park

Manages separation, visibility, roads & signage.

Building Inspections

Mountain Ridge Protection

Regulates the height of tall structures on mountain ridges 3,000 ft.

Building Inspections

Mountain View Venture

Authorizes County to enter into Development Agreements with developers of large-scale development.

Planning

JC Noise Ordinance

Regulates loud, disturbing noise that disturbs, injures, or endangers reasonable persons.

N/A

Off-Premise Sign Control

Regulates construction, placement & appearance of off-premise signs.

Building Inspections

Planning Board
Ordinance

Establishes a Planning Board.

Planning

Scotts Creek Water Quality Protection

Establishes a 30 ft. riparian buffer along sections of Scotts Creek.

Building Inspection

Scotts Creek Property Owners Connect to Sewer

Requires Scotts Creek residents within 700 ft. of sewer line to connect.

TWSA

Sediment Control

Regulates land-disturbing activity to control erosion & sedimentation.

Building Inspections

Sex Offenders
(Public Parks)

Prohibits registered sex offenders in Jackson County’s parks and recreation facilities.

Planning

Solid Waste Ordinance

Regulates the storage, collection, transportation, reuse, recycling and disposal of solid waste in Jackson County; Establishes the Jackson County Solid Waste Board; Establishes fees and providing for Enforcement of  the Ordinance and appeals thereof.

Solid Waste

Steep Slope Ordinance toc

Table Of Content

Planning

Steep Slope Ordinance
Adopted 08-06-07
Slope Maps
 7-20-07

Provides development regulations applicable to mountains and hillsides.

Planning

Subdivision Ordinance
Adopted 08-06-07
(Road Standards included)


Alt Open Space Subdivision Addendum   5-17-07
 

To encourage sound and stable development in Jackson County.  Land within subdivision not contained in lots or right-of-ways or parcels devoted to accommodating roads and utilities.
 

Planning

Vested Rights Ordinance
w/signature 3/8/07

To establish a process to determine and establish a vested right to undertake development as defined herein.

Planning

Watershed Protection

Protects the public water supply through management of property division, density & requires vegetative buffers along streams.

Land Records / Building Inspections

Wireless Telecommunication

Regulates placement, construction, modification, maintenance & removal of wireless telecommunication facilities.

Planning

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