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Council adopts Ordinance 411 on administrative review after lot-split concerns
Summary
The New Haven Village Council adopted Ordinance 411 governing administrative review. Members pressed staff on whether certain lot splits could bypass planning review; planners said the lane-division rules require planning review only when specific conditions are unmet.
The New Haven Village Council voted to adopt Ordinance 411, a draft administrative-review ordinance, after members sought clarity about whether some lot-split applications would bypass the planning commission.
Council members raised concerns that the ordinance could allow certain lot splits to come directly to council without prior planning review. "I’m a little concerned about lots not coming to planning with the recommendation of the council," a council member said, noting the difficulty of vetting lot divisions without planning input.
A village planner told the council that, under the lane-division ordinance, an application may proceed directly to council when both the depth-to-width ratio and the other cited conditions are met; planning recommendation is required only when those conditions are not satisfied. The planner said wetlands and other agency requirements noted on an engineer’s review can trigger planning review.
After discussion about adding the Lombardo lot-split to the planning agenda and avoiding same-day planning actions, a motion to adopt Ordinance 411 carried on roll call.
The council recorded the vote and instructed staff to confirm the procedure for routing future lot-split applications through planning when appropriate. The item will be reflected in planning and zoning packets going forward.
