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Highlands commissioners seek county, state clarity on septic "repair area" requirement for new lots
Summary
At a Jan. 16 workshop the Highlands Town Board debated whether the town can require health‑department approval that each lot created by a subdivision has space and soil for a septic system and repair area. Commissioners agreed to have staff seek formal guidance from county and state public‑health officials.
At its Jan. 16 workshop, the Highlands Town Board discussed whether the town may require that each lot created by a subdivision include documented adequate land, soil and a septic repair area and directed staff to consult county and state public‑health authorities before drafting any ordinance changes.
Commissioner Patterson, who presented the research to the board, said the town’s authority to regulate subdivisions comes from state statute and the town’s subdivision ordinance and that the town’s ordinance already requires submission of utility approvals with preliminary plats. "We can require that," Patterson said, arguing the Unified Development Ordinance and state rules support requiring a county health‑department letter confirming each lot…
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