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Linn County drops right‑of‑way dedication requirement for farmstead/residential parcel splits
Summary
The Board adopted a resolution formalizing a prior decision not to require right‑of‑way dedication as a condition of approval for residential parcel splits when the property is an active farm, a change staff said will ease farm family land divisions.
Charlie Nichols of Planning & Development presented a resolution that memorializes the board’s prior agreement to stop requiring right‑of‑way dedication as a condition of approval for residential parcel splits (including farmstead splits) when the subject land is an active farm.
Nichols said the resolution "memorializes and confirms the discussion" from an earlier meeting and makes it official that the county will no longer require right‑of‑way dedication in those instances. A supervisor moved to accept the resolution; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The chair thanked residents who had spoken previously and Supervisor Zombaugh for work on the item.
Planning staff said the change is intended to reduce barriers for family farm succession and to simplify parcel splits where taking right‑of‑way is not necessary, while preserving the county's broader authority to require right‑of‑way in other contexts.
The board adopted the resolution on Dec. 18; Planning & Development will apply the new requirement in future residential parcel‑split reviews that meet the farmstead criteria described in the resolution.
