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Orangeville planners review subdivision ordinance updates to meet state code, shift approvals to planning commission
Summary
Regional planner reviewed proposed changes to Orangevilles subdivision regulations to comply with state statutes, including thresholds for minor/major subdivisions, bonding and engineering requirements, review cycles and annexation implications; planning commission would become the administrative approval authority rather than city council.
Orangeville planning commissioners and staff discussed proposed revisions to the citys subdivision ordinance on matters ranging from minor/major lot thresholds to bonding and annexation procedures.
The proposed updates, presented by Dodd, regional planner for the Southeastern Association of Governments and Carbon County director of building and planning, would revise local subdivision rules to align wording and processes with state statutes and designate the planning commission as the administrative land-use authority for preliminary subdivision approvals rather than City Council.
Dodd said the ordinance changes aim primarily to meet state code. "No. So the subdivision part of it, we have to update that to meet state, state statutes," he said. He described four components in the draft subdivision rules, including general subdivision standards, definitions for minor versus major subdivisions, required review cycles and final approval steps.
Under the draft language discussed, a "minor subdivision" would…
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