Midway council hears staff on state-driven changes to subdivision review, appeals process
City staff told the Midway City Council that new state rules force faster, administrative review of single-family, duplex and townhome subdivisions — including 15- and 20-business-day deadlines — and a new three-engineer appeals panel; council directed staff to return Dec. 3 with fee and commission-selection options.
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Speaker 2, city staff, told the council that a state-driven ordinance (the “Plan for -17” proposal) will change how the city handles subdivision reviews, compressing timelines and shifting some decisions away from the full council. “The administrative land use authority has to review the subdivision application within 15 business days of receiving a complete application,” Speaker 2 said, adding that final review must be completed within 20 business days and that multiple review cycles are limited to issues raised on the first review unless a new item affects public health or welfare.
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