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Commissioners approve new Subdivision Control Ordinance despite written objections
Summary
Washington County commissioners approved a new Subdivision Control Ordinance after a second reading; members of the public filed written objections alleging procedural and legal problems, and Plan Commission counsel said she would follow up on those concerns.
Washington County commissioners voted to adopt the Subdivision Control Ordinance after a second reading, the board said during its November meetings.
Plan Commission attorney Lisa Fleming conducted the ordinance’s second reading and addressed written objections lodged by residents. Max Greene and Rhonda Greene filed written objections asserting that the Plan Commission is "not a legal board" and that several provisions of the proposed ordinance need revision; Rhonda Greene yielded her time to Max Greene so he could present the objections. Fleming told the commissioners she would follow up separately on the items raised by Greene.
Commissioner Todd Ewen moved to approve the ordinance following the reading; the motion was seconded and passed with Commissioner Tony Cardwell recorded as opposing. The transcript records no formal roll-call tally beyond the opposition note.
Why it matters: the ordinance sets local subdivision rules and will guide how future land divisions are reviewed and permitted in Washington County. Several members of the public asked for more information about zoning and the ordinance prior to the second reading; Commissioner Ewen encouraged residents to attend Plan Commission meetings for further detail.
What’s next: Fleming said she would follow up on the written objections separately; the county will implement the ordinance as adopted unless further legal challenge or amendment is initiated.
