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LUPC staff outline outreach, early findings for five-year review of 2019 adjacency and subdivision rules
Summary
Staff told the Land Use Planning Commission they have surveyed 37 of 39 rural hubs, attended six MMA forums and reached more than 130 people while collecting permit and subdivision data; staff aim to finish a five-year report in the spring and will continue focused outreach and case studies.
Staff for the Land Use Planning Commission briefed commissioners on progress toward a five-year review of the agency's 2019 adjacency and subdivision rule changes, saying outreach and preliminary data collection point to limited new subdivision activity but growing cost and staffing pressures for rural service providers.
The update, delivered by Senior Planner Tim Carr and Senior Planner Eric Sanderson, summarized outreach to municipal officials, a survey of rural hubs and early field work. "We're providing an update on the staff's progress on the adjacency and subdivision 5 year report," Carr said, describing the report's purpose and the questions it seeks to answer about whether the rules are working as intended.
Why it matters: the 2019 rule changes were meant to direct certain development into and…
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