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County shifts approval of private roads for small short plats to building and planning director
Summary
Cowlitz County commissioners adopted amendments to the short subdivision (short plat) ordinance to allow the building and planning director to approve private fire-access roads for short plats of up to four lots, with exceptions for public-road connections.
The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners on April 2025 adopted amendments to the county short subdivision (short plat) ordinance to shift approval authority for certain private roads and driveways within short subdivisions from the county engineer (Public Works) to the Building and Planning director.
Tracy Jackson, Building and Planning, told the board the change targets small developments — typically family divisions of one to four lots — and allows those developers to apply for a Type…
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