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County outlines updates to subdivision ordinance to match ZOMOD and state law
Summary
Staff presented a draft rewrite of Chapter 17 (subdivision ordinance) that reformats the code, updates procedures to match recent state law changes effective July 1, 2025, introduces new plat types and allows limited concurrent reviews of preliminary plats and first‑phase construction plans.
Planning staff told the Board of Supervisors they are proposing a reformatted Chapter 17 subdivision ordinance to align subdivision procedures with the new ZOMOD zoning ordinance and recent state law changes.
"We like to think of it as a rule book for the way to go about subdividing land in the county," the planning presenter said, and emphasized the draft keeps about 80–85% of current standards while reorganizing and adding clarity. Major topics in the draft include updated submittal types, replacement of a broad “not‑for‑residential‑use” (NFRU) plat with more specific plat types (nonresidential subdivision plat, multifamily subdivision, residential phasing plat,…
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