Commission hears statutory thresholds that force state plat review (Chapter 236)
Presenter summarized Chapter 236 thresholds: five or more parcels under 1.5 acres created within five years triggers state plat review and county planning‑agency approval for certain land divisions.
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Lawrence walked commissioners through the statutory framework in Chapter 236 that governs when a land division is treated as a statutory subdivision requiring plat review. He said the state-defined trigger is "five or more parcels less than an acre and a half over in a five‑year period," and that such plats must be reviewed at the state level as well as by a local planning agency.
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