HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0610Lauer said short term this might happen; however, long term, the city was trying
to accommodate more development at urban intensities to discourage sprawl, or to offer
an alternative.
Councilman Mike Johnson said he wanted to clarify that the agreement did not
contract away the city's right to annex.
Lauer said the agreement did not address annexation.
Commissioner Norman asked if the county's planning board had reviewed the
concept.
Warren said the planning board members reviewed the agreement last fall, and
they held a meeting today to review the latest information.
Niblock said the city and county staff met earlier in the day about the agreement
and he felt good about the concept. He said there were some procedural issues, for
instance family subdivisions, that had not been addressed, and if the boards agreed, a
policy statement could be drafted to go along with the agreement.
Commissioner Johnson said that if a family wanted to help a son or daughter, he
didn't want to prevent this from happening. He asked the difference in a major and
minor subdivision.
Niblock said a major subdivision was anything over ten lots with any rights-of-
way being deeded. He said a minor subdivision was ten lots or fewer with no new roads
or dedicated rights-of-way.
Currier said in the city a minor subdivision did not have new streets or changes,
plus there other exceptions.
Commissioner Johnson said the differences between the two types of
subdivisions and their requirements might need to be worked on.
Commissioner Williams asked how commercial development would be
impacted by the USA.
Lauer said it would be similar to residential development.
Commissioner Johnson asked what would be wrong in excluding someone with
a minor subdivision in regards to curb and gutter.
Michael Johnson said the city was not outlining where services should or should
not go. He said the USA defined the city's intent for growth. He asked how many
minor subdivisions had been built in the county over the past two years.
Niblock said he had an accurate count in his office. When pressed for a
"ballpark figure," he said maybe 50 county -wide.
The two boards then discussed the appropriate ways to deal with minor and
major subdivisions.
Commissioner Robertson said jurisdictions sometimes found themselves in
trouble when a rule was made to try and remedy every scenario. He suggested that the
two planning boards meet to make decisions on any gray areas.
Niblock said the county's current ordinance well defined the differences in the
two subdivision types. He said the gray areas would be whether or not to use the city's
current standards, the county's, or a combination.
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