Friesen Nichols presented the final draft rewrite and told commissioners the minimum-lot-size table had been put back into the revised draft; staff said the updated document would be posted and a public comment period opened.

Consultants presented a final draft of Hays County’s development‑regulation rewrite emphasizing water‑availability analyses tied to Chapter 35, new floodplain analyses, flag‑lot standards, a submittal calendar, and voluntary transfer‑of‑development‑rights tools; the court set a public hearing for Oct. 27 and may adopt a final draft with an effective date no sooner than Jan. 1, 2027.

Consultants presented a diagnostic report proposing a new minor-plat process, a submittal calendar, third-party review/inspection, conservation-subdivision standards, stronger groundwater certification and developer participation rules. Commissioners backed expedited items and asked staff to begin drafting regulations with public re-engagement.