County committee approves amendment to comprehensive plan and clears four shoreland lots pending county board adoption

The Washington County Land Use and Planning Committee on July 17 recommended approval of Amendment 25‑2 to the Washington County 2050 multi‑jurisdictional comprehensive plan and moved to approve two certified survey maps recorded as CSM 7398 and CSM 7399, subject to conditions and final county board action.

The committee heard from county land‑use staff that the amendment changes the future land‑use designation for a parcel in the Town of Trenton from medium‑density residential to suburban‑density residential so that two CSMs can be consistent with the comprehensive plan. The planner said four lots on the northern side of the parcel intersect the Shoreland District and therefore require county approval and additional permits before any sale or development proceeds. The staff presentation said those four lots average about 1.5 to 2 acres and had passing on‑site sanitary (septic) soil tests; stormwater management…