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Council approves code change to allow utility lot splits without full subdivision
Summary
The council approved an amendment to Title 11 (Chapter 14, Section 6) authorizing the city to split lots for municipal utilities — such as well sites or booster stations — without undergoing the full subdivision process, removing a square‑footage restriction that previously applied.
The Wellsville City Council on Sept. 17 approved an amendment to the subdivision code allowing property to be split off for public utilities without undergoing the full subdivision review process. The amendment inserts language into Title 11, Chapter 14, Section 6 to permit utility lot creation for facilities such as wells, pump houses and booster stations.
Scott, a city staff member, explained the change and said the city already had a similar provision limited to lots of 8,000 square feet or less but that the amendment places the utility‑lot language properly within the subdivision chapter and removes the square‑footage restriction. "All we're doing is putting the verbiage in" and not imposing a square‑footage restriction, Scott said.
Carl, serving on behalf of planning and zoning in the council discussion, told the council he heard no opposition at the planning commission meeting and that the planning commission recommended approval. Diane Roundy, a resident who spoke during the public hearing, said she supported the change.
The council moved, seconded and approved the amendment. The change is intended to streamline creation of small utility parcels for the city's infrastructure (sewage lift stations, well sites, booster stations) and to avoid unnecessary subdivision steps when city facilities need dedicated lots.
