Commissioners propose 1-acre minimum, remove 'one house per lot' phrase and update technical standards
Staff proposed changing the minimum average lot size from 2 acres to 1 acre, removing a line restricting one single-family structure per lot, and carrying technical road/geometry standards (right-of-way, cul-de-sac diameter, max road grade) into the consolidated ordinance.
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At the meeting, planners recommended multiple textual edits to align the county's subdivision ordinance with current practice and commission preferences. The planning staff recommended changing the minimum average lot size wording from 2 acres to 1 acre and striking the sentence that reads 'there shall be no more than 1 single family residential structure per lot' so the ordinance aligns with amended subdivision standards.
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