Crawford County planning staff proposes new lot‑split rule; commission moves to adopt resolution 2025‑007

May Smith, Crawford County zoning administrator, presented proposed changes to the county lot‑split rules and asked the commission to adopt resolution 2025‑007.

Smith told the commission the planning and zoning board met in a work session and agreed to revise the county’s approach for small‑acreage lot splits. “If you want to do a lot split, the original parcel has to be 10 acres or less,” Smith said. “This only creates one additional parcel. Both parcels must meet the sanitation code… it makes it a uniform lot off of a county road, not just a random spot on the property.”

Why it matters: the change would let owners of smaller acreage parcels transfer or sell portions to family members or third parties without creating a subdivision, while preserving sanitation and road‑access standards.

Smith said the change is intended to address repeated public requests from owners of 6‑ to 10‑acre tracts who want to split property for family transfers or new homes. She noted that parcels between 10 and 40 acres would still require subdivision procedures to create multiple lots and that parcels over 40 acres remain eligible for a single split under existing rules.

Commission action: a commissioner moved to adopt resolution 2025‑007 and another commissioner seconded. The transcript records the motion and second; it does not record a roll‑call or announced outcome in the provided record.

Ending: Smith said the amendment should reduce confusion for residents seeking simple lot splits while ensuring both resulting parcels meet sanitation requirements.