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Resident and plan commissioner raise legal concerns over proposed Subdivision Control Ordinance
Summary
Public commenters and a Plan Commission member told the Washington County commissioners the proposed Subdivision Control Ordinance may not comply with state code and raised procedural concerns, including whether Plan Commission meetings are being livestreamed.
Max Greene told the Board of Commissioners during public comment that "the proposed ordinance doesn't meet state code," and alleged the Plan Commission was not livestreaming its meetings. Greene said the lack of livestreaming could undermine the legality of the ordinance's public hearing process.
Lucy Brenton, a member of the Plan Commission who said she voted against the ordinance, urged changes to the text. Attorney Lisa Fleming later read the ordinance during the board's first reading, which prompted discussion but no formal action to adopt or amend the measure at the Oct. 21 meeting.
The board did not vote on the ordinance at this meeting; the record shows only the first reading and public objections. Commissioners moved and approved routine procedural items at the same meeting, but there was no recorded vote on the ordinance itself. The transcript includes concerns that the Plan Commission’s process and the ordinance’s compliance with state law need review before any final action.
Next steps were not specified on the record at the Oct. 21 meeting; the first reading was completed and the county will need to address the procedural and legal questions raised by public commenters if it moves toward further readings or adoption.
