Refereeing the Referendum

Mon, Dec 1 2008

After four years of workshops, public hearings and re-writes, the new Jefferson County zoning ordinance went into effect November 2. The document will completely transform the way planning and zoning takes place in the county. The old “LESA” system of splitting up large farms far from towns is out—as are parent-to-child transfers and the traditional minor subdivisions, which allowed landowners to carve out two lots every five years with little planning oversight.