Plan Commission sets plat committee, weighs clarifying changes to subdivision ordinance

Jan 8, 2026

Washington County’s Plan Commission voted to define the plat committee as the county surveyor, highway superintendent and building commissioner and discussed clarifying the subdivision control ordinance’s language on 'deeded access' (possible change to 'fee simple') and other administrative exhibits.

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The Washington County Plan Commission voted to define the plat (platting) committee membership as the Washington County highway superintendent, the county building commissioner and the county surveyor, a procedural change intended to give clear, permanent positions authority to grant primary approval of minor subdivisions. The motion carried unanimously.

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