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Garfield County Commission approves subdivision ordinance amendments easing minor-lot requirements

Garfield County Commission · March 23, 2026
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Summary

The commission adopted updates to the county subdivision ordinance to reflect recent state code changes and to streamline rules for minor (five-lot or fewer) subdivisions, removing a routine water-availability requirement while retaining wastewater feasibility studies.

The Garfield County Commission on the record approved amendments to the county subdivision ordinance to align local rules with recent state code recodification and to adjust county policy around new roads and water requirements. Planning staff said the changes were intended to update citations to state law and to remove outdated county commitments to accept and maintain new roads.

Caden (planning staff) told the commission the biggest change was housekeeping…

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