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Valley County staff told to draft access-management ordinance after surge in driveway/approach requests

3798504 · June 10, 2025
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Summary

After a workshop on repeated requests for multiple driveway approaches in small-lot subdivisions, Valley County commissioners directed staff to draft an ordinance or policy to limit new dual-access permits and to require shared approaches where plats specify single access.

Valley County commissioners told staff to draft an access-management policy or ordinance after a workshop on an increase in requests for additional driveway approaches on single lots in subdivisions.

County staff presented examples from Spring Valley and Railroad Village where plats showed single or shared driveway easements but subsequent work and approvals had produced multiple separate curb cuts. The presentation showed lots with 0.32-acre frontages where multiple approaches had been installed, sometimes infringing on drainage easements.

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