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Tooele staff proposes code addition to address nonstandard land divisions; council asks who pays for later improvements
Summary
Staff proposed adding a section to the subdivision code to recognize nonstandard divisions of land (deeds recorded at the county) while requiring full subdivision compliance before land use approvals; council members sought clarity on responsibility for subdivision costs and protections for buyers of divided parcels.
Andrew Agard, Tooele City's community development director, presented a draft amendment to Tooele City Code chapter 7-19 on March 19 that would add a new section formalizing "nonstandard divisions of land." Agard said the change would put a local reference in the city code to a practice already permitted under state law and help staff require compliance before parcels created by deed receive building approvals.
Nut graf: The amendment would acknowledge that a deeded, nonstandard division can exist but would require parcel owners to meet all subdivision requirements ' including…
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