Committee debates survey and CSM thresholds — members weigh 2, 5, 10 and 20-acre options
Members discussed whether Vernon County should require certified survey maps or surveys at small-lot thresholds. Proposals ranged from CSMs at 2–5 acres to surveys at 10 or 20 acres; staff and the county surveyor warned about error rates and administrative burdens.
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The bulk of the meeting was a sustained debate over when to require a certified survey map (CSM) or a recorded plat versus a simpler survey or no survey at all. Committee members cited neighboring-county practices — some use 20 acres or half of a government 40, others use 10 or 5 acres — and questioned trade-offs between preventing boundary disputes and imposing costs on landowners.
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