Commission adopts broad subdivision code changes; debate centers on water waivers and catchment systems
Seward’s commission approved Resolution 2026‑013 adopting extensive Title 16 amendments: clarified public‑improvement requirements, stronger construction/drainage standards, new ROW and lighting language, a requirement that new subdivisions connect to public water with a waiver process for sites more than 400 ft away or topographically infeasible, and a shift giving the electric utility director discretion on undergrounding communications/electric lines. Commissioners debated removing rainwater catchment language but the amendment failed.
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The Seward Planning and Zoning Commission adopted a comprehensive rewrite of Title 16 subdivision standards (Resolution 2026‑013) after extended discussion on water‑connection rules, acceptable alternative water systems, and who decides when undergrounding for utilities is infeasible.
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