By Dana Kazel
The St. Louis County Board on Tuesday voted to send proposed updates to the county's land use Ordinance 62 back to the Planning Commission for further review. The vote was 6-1 with Commissioner Keith Nelson voting opposed.
The vote follows a public hearing that was part of the County Board meeting in White Township. Hundreds of residents packed the gym at the Loon Lake Community Center, with dozens speaking against proposed changes to the county’s land use ordinance. Additionally, opponents of the proposed changes presented a stack of petitions that they say had more than 2,600 signatures.
The Planning Commission and County staff from the Planning and Zoning Department have been working to update the ordinance to provide better clarity on issues they often receive questions about. However, public comment suggested more work is needed to review two areas: rules regarding storage of six or more inoperable vehicles, as well as classification of data centers.
There is no immediate schedule for when the Planning Commission will again begin reviewing this.
