tracts may have been signed on a piece of

tracts may have been signed on a piece of property, Mr. Wickens explained, and at the hearings a plea is made that if the council doesn’t approve it, mdney is lost. It would also, Mr. Reynolds noted, act to discourage the use of such an agreement by anyone seeking to accelerate the approval process.

• suggested that 75 feet be the minimum frontage requirement for lot arrangements. The provision is designed to discourage and prevent platting of odd-shaped pieces of property devised solely to meet the minimum lot size.

• suggested that the town look into writing an erosion and sediment control ordinance, since Mr. Reynolds recommended that the county’s ordinances do not address potential problems within the town at the subdivision level. There are state requirements which cover most circumstances, he said, but suggested that the planning commission review them and suggest any additions the town might wish to adopt.

• recommended that any subdivision plat submitted for approval should include location “footprints” of all proposed houses.

• improved or added definitions to several terms within the body of the subdivision ordinance.

• a requirement that all utility services to a subdivision must be included in the same easement, and must be buried.

• striking a provision which requires that any subdivision must dedicate land if the right-of-way along its boundary is not 50 feet or more in width.

• amendment of the appeal process to allow review and decision by a state agency for 45 days, followed by an additional 45 days, after receipt of the plat, for a review and decision by the planning commission.

Mr. Wickens also announced that the planning commission and town council will hold a joint public hearing on the amendments to the historic district and zoning ordinances on Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. at the Courthouse. This is the hearing which was postponed last month because the planning commission could not muster a quorum.