Local landowner says mandatory PUD rules risk squeezing small trustees

Feb 4, 2026

Martha Prince, trustee of a family farm, told the commission that mandatory PUD review and related open-space set-asides are financially burdensome for smaller landowners and trustees, and urged targeted fixes such as raising the subdivision trigger or clarifying parent-lot counting.

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At the Jericho Planning Commission meeting on Feb. 3, trustee and lifelong resident Martha Prince testified that the town's current mandatory PUD rules can force owners into expensive surveys, engineering, and legal work when they attempt to sell a small lot from a larger family parcel.

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