A court has voided several Wilson County zoning regulations approved in 2023 that were challenged by four residents.

A court has vacated several zoning changes Wilson County commissioners approved in 2023 after a lawsuit was brought by four residents who alleged the commission did not follow proper procedure.

The county commission approved the resolution in May 2023. It involved several zoning amendments to effectively raise the minimum amount of land in the county that can be subdivided.

The amendments involved zoning in multiple categories, but centered around increasing the “A-1” agricultural zoning minimum lot size without sewer access from 40,000 square feet to 80,000 square feet, attorneys said.

The zoning changes were in part a response to opinion about the impact of extreme gr

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