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Commission forwards subdivision text amendment to restore family-variance practice to staff
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval of a draft ordinance that would allow the subdivision administrator to grant family-subdivision variances based on personal hardship, restoring administrative authority consistent with prior board practice while preserving safeguards against misuse.
The Planning Commission voted Oct. 8 to forward proposed amendments to the subdivision ordinance that would permit the subdivision administrator to grant certain family-subdivision variances for personal or family hardships without requiring the historical multi-board approval process.
Planning staff explained the draft ordinance would amend subsection 155-3(b) to allow the administrator to relax criteria in 155-18(b)(1), (2) and (5) when the applicant…
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