Ordinances
Pope County is regulated by the ordinances shown below. The Land Use Controls Ordinance was adopted to regulate the use and development of the unincorporated areas of Pope County.
Land Use Controls Ordinance
Land Use Controls Ordinance – Amended 20 June 2023
- Table of Contents
- Section 1 – General Provisions
- Section 2 – Rules of Interpretation & Definitions
- Section 3 – Zoning District Rules of Application
- Section 4 – Shoreland Districts
- Section 5 – Residential District (R)
- Section 6 – Non-Intensive Agriculture (A-1)
- Section 7 – Agriculture Protection (A-2)
- Section 8 – Commercial (C) & Industrial (I)
- Section 9 – Specific Zoning District Regulations
- Section 10 – Performance Standards
- Section 11 – Administration
Ordinances
- Solid Waste Disposal Ordinance No. 4 (PDF)
- Flood Plain Management Ordinance No. 5 (PDF)
- Riparian Buffer Enforcement Ordinance (PDF)
- Water Surface Use Ordinance No. 2014-01 (PDF)
- Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Ordinance (PDF)
- LUCO-Section 10.25-Subdivision Controls Ordinance (PDF)
Ordinance Amendment Resolutions
- Resolution 202022-Approving an Amendment to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Section 2.2 (PDF)
- Resolution 202023-Approving an Amendment to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Sections 4 -8 (PDF)
- Resolution 202019 – Approving an Amendment to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Section 10.2 and Section 10.15 (PDF)
- Resolution 202020 – Approving an Amendment to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Section 10.5 and Section 10.12 (PDF)
- Resolution 202021 – Approving an Amendment to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Section 10.30 Vacation Home Rental (PDF)
- Resolution 202116 – LUCO Amendments Sec 2.2, 4.6, 5.6, 10.8, 10.15, 11.5 (PDF)
- Resolution 202114 – LUCO Section 10.25 Subdivision Controls Ordinance (PDF)
- Resolution 202115 – Amending the Official Zoning Map of Pope County (PDF)
- Resolution 202122-Approving Amendments to the Pope County Land Use Ordinance Sec 4.6.5, 4.6.6, 4.6.8, 4.6.9, 4.6.10 (PDF)
- Resolution 202209 – Amending the Official Zoning Map of Pope County (PDF)
- Resolution 202210 – LUCO Amendments Sec 11.1 _ 11.6 (PDF)
- Resolution 202216-LUCO Sec 2.2 Amendments (PDF)
- Resolution 202217 – LUCO Sec 6 _ 7 Amendments (PDF)
- Resolution 202218 – LUCO Sec 8 Amendments (PDF)
- Resolution 202224 – Amending the Official Zoning Map of Pope County (PDF)
- Resolution 202239-Approving Amendments to the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance Section 10.3.6 Non-Confinement Feeding Areas (PDF)
Proposed Ordinance Amendment
Pope County Land Use Zones Web Map Viewer
The Pope County Land Use Zones – Existing & Proposed web map viewer is provided for the public to further view Pope County’s Zoning Districts and the proposed revisions. Please click the above link or click here to go to the web map viewer.