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Committee approves LDR change to accept preliminary wetlands letters at Army Corps request
Summary
At the Army Corps' request, staff proposed that developers provide a preliminary wetlands determination or letter of recurrence rather than a full wetlands determination prior to project advancement; the committee approved the proposed change to the Land Development Regulations.
Planning staff recommended amending the Land Development Regulations to allow a preliminary wetlands determination letter or a letter of recurrence—both faster Army Corps processes—to satisfy the current requirement for a full wetlands determination before projects proceed. Staff said the change originates from a directive by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
A motion to adopt the change was seconded and the chair recorded the committee's approval. The committee moved the ordinance forward, accepting the faster preliminary determination pathways the Corps uses.
