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Commission reviews statutory triggers: when subdivisions must go to planning commission and when CSMs are required
Summary
Presenter cited state statute defining a subdivision (five or more parcels within five years) and reminded commissioners that state rules require planning commission review of qualifying subdivisions; commissioners asked Johns to confirm exact numeric thresholds and reporting windows.
The commission discussed which divisions of land must come before the county planning agency and when certified survey maps are required.
Johns referenced the state definition and the planning commission's role: "...that's the statues that cover, land of business. If you have a planning agency at the lehi, and in this case, this agency right here at the county level, any subdivision or any parts any land of business, 5 acres or more that is a subdivision must be approved by the planning agency." He also quoted the state rule described in his slides that creates the statutory trigger: "5 or more parcels less than an acre and 0.5 over in a 5 year period." Commissioners asked Johns to confirm the exact statutory text and the relevant time window.
Committee members debated whether counties should set more restrictive local thresholds (examples Johns offered included Monroe County's 20-acre threshold and La Crosse County's 5-acre threshold) and whether local township ordinances would be preempted or would coexist with a county-level rule. Johns agreed to return with the precise statutory citations and examples so the commission could adopt consistent local thresholds.
