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Planning staff previews subdivision ordinance overhaul to shift review burden to preliminary plat
Summary
Staff proposed revising the subdivision ordinance to resolve procedural inconsistencies, move key reviews to the preliminary‑plat stage and align engineering standards with the subdivision code; commissioners agreed to consider the changes at upcoming meetings.
At the Nov. 10 meeting staff introduced a planned revision of the City’s subdivision ordinance aimed at moving more procedural review to the preliminary‑plat stage, clarifying bifurcated rules now split between zoning and subdivision chapters, and aligning engineering and road/utility standards with modern practice.
Planner Nate Sparks said the current code contains legacy procedures that leave too…
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