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State timeline change for plan reviews will force earlier completeness checks, Suffolk staff says
Summary
Planning staff told council House Bill 26 60 shortens local review timelines for subdivision plats and site plans, pushing Suffolk to require more complete first submissions; staff will present a UDO amendment to align city practice with the state code.
City planning staff warned Suffolk City Council on June 4 that a recent state code change referred to in the meeting as House Bill 26 60 shortens the statutory timeframes for local plan reviews and will require the city to change its intake and completeness procedures.
Kevin Wine, the director of planning and community development, said the change reduces some first-review windows from 60 days to 40 days and shortens allowable resubmittal review periods — ultimately requiring a third resubmittal review to be completed in 14 days under the new schedule. “This…
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