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Equal Treatment
“We all know property is being sold in this county that doesn’t meet minimum lot size,” said Luke after Compton left the supervisors’ table. He added that there
no check on slope in division of land into less than five parcels.
‘‘We’re using different standards (for subdivisions of less than five lots that don’t fall under subdivision ordinance control),” the supervisor chairman continued. “If the rule applies, it should apply to all. We need some way to determine if these lots are in substantial compliance with the zoning ordinance.”
(The ordinance sets minimum lot size as two acres on slopes from 0 to 7 percent, five acres on slopes 7 to 14 percent and 25 acres on slopes over 14 percent.)
Wood asked how the supervisors could prevent administrative approval of land divisions into less than five lots when the lots don’t meet acreage and slope requirements. (Only subdivision of more than five lots come before the planners and supervisors for approval)
“We can have the landowners bring in a certified plat showing slope tor inspection by the county engineer, Luke replied.
“We have to rely on our engineer,” agreed supervisor Dick Latham.
Luke stressed that this would require new administrative procedures. “We’ll have to check the slope on all these subdivisions of land...Most people selling property in this county don’t
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