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Auburn committee advances draft high‑growth map after review of state density rules
Summary
The Auburn Comprehensive Planning Committee on Jan. 27 reviewed new state rulemaking tied to LD1829, discussed how 5,000‑square‑foot minimum lot rules and water/sewer availability affect allowable units, adjusted draft high‑growth boundaries (removing watershed‑split parcels) and set the map for public review.
The Auburn Comprehensive Planning Committee on Jan. 27 worked through how recently finalized state rulemaking related to LD1829 will change the city’s draft future‑land‑use map and set a revised high‑growth/high‑density draft to go to public engagement.
Alli Toby, a consultant with Barry Dunn who led the presentation, summarized the two key effects of the rule changes: municipalities must allow some residential development in commercial districts, and in high‑growth areas with public water and sewer the city "cannot [require] minimum lot sizes larger than 5,000 square feet," a footprint that "would have to allow for four units on that lot," she said. In locations that lack water and sewer, statewide Title 12 septic standards would continue to apply, which require roughly half an acre per unit.
The committee heard public comment urging careful boundary decisions. "We need … 1,300 more homes by 2030,"…
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