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Council asks court to require subdivision review in Schlabach/Graber property split
Summary
Madison County planning director told the Sheridan council a court order could allow a property split to bypass subdivision rules; the council voted to ask the court to require the parties to follow established subdivision procedures and county planning board review.
Madison County Planning Director Cody Marxer told the Town of Sheridan council that a court order affecting the Schlabach/Graber property could prevent the parties from undergoing normal subdivision review. Marxer said the parties had formed and then dissolved an LLC to purchase the property and that the court order appears to create a nonstandard path that could evade subdivision regulations.
Marxer raised sanitation concerns and referenced riparian and exemption areas on the site and noted that Lagoona Lane provides access to the parcels. The town owns Lagoona Lane, and the property includes one parcel north of the lane and three parcels to the south, two smaller and one larger.
Councilmember Jan Bowey moved that the council propose to the court that the parties go through the recommended subdivision process and that the division be considered under the subdivision rules and regulations in place by the Madison County Planning Board. Councilmember Diane Kaatz seconded; the motion carried on a recorded vote of four ayes.
The council’s motion asks the court to require use of established subdivision review and signals the town’s intent that the division follow county planning processes rather than an alternative created by the court order.
