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Stormwater staff proposes tighter review for lots over 5 acres, new fees for 'critical lot' reviews
Summary
Stormwater staff told the commission that lots larger than 5 acres sometimes avoid county review and can include water features or steep slopes that create public-safety and drainage risks; staff proposed new review requirements and higher fees to cover engineering reviews.
Stormwater staff told the Wilson County Road Commission on March 13 that lots larger than 5 acres can bypass routine county technical review and that practice has allowed “critical lots” — parcels with blue-line streams, steep slopes, or other features — to be sold without engineering assessment.
The staff member said the county currently reviews parcels under 5 acres or parcels that are part of a subdivision plan, but that sites created as deeds over 5 acres may not receive the hydraulic-delineation (HD) or technical review needed to identify streams, buffers, historic…
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