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Developers, resorts and agencies debate raising alteration‑of‑terrain threshold to ease small housing projects
Summary
Sen. Cindy Rosenbaum introduced SB 110 to raise the alteration‑of‑terrain (AOT) disturbance threshold and change fee provisions to help smaller housing projects avoid full AOT review.
Senator Cindy Rosenbaum introduced Senate Bill 110, saying the measure aims to ease permitting burdens for smaller development projects by adjusting the state’s alteration‑of‑terrain (AOT) threshold and related fees.
Why it matters: witnesses argued that the current 100,000‑square‑foot disturbance threshold (in place for decades) captures many modest projects—such as small subdivisions or resort housing additions—and that crossing the threshold can produce lengthy, costly engineering reviews that threaten project financing and housing supply. Developers asked for a higher, predictable threshold so smaller housing projects can proceed without multi‑agency delays; conservation groups and DES urged caution and recommended legislative guardrails.
Arguments in favor: - Mark Brown (Government Affairs) and John Warzoka (Horizons Engineering) described…
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