Tyrone Planning Commission Thursday night continued the lengthy process of reviewing and upgrading the town’s Land Development Regulations. The topic included the portion of the regulations dealing with the procedure for plat approvals and construction authorization for subdivisions.

Town Manager Chris Venice prepared the proposed regulations reviewed by commissioners Gordon Shenkle, Judy Jefferson and David Nebergall. It has been several years since the regulations have been reviewed and upgraded.

The provisions of the Land Development Regulations relating to preliminary and final plats pertain to the subdivision and development of property of less than 5 acres. Commissioners reviewed and recommended only minor changes to the sections on plat approval and pre-application conferences under the General Requirements section. The more lengthy Preliminary Plat section also saw only minor changes. That section covers areas such as filing, the plat review fee, preliminary plat revisions, an internal and external approval process and construction authorization.

“The biggest change in this article is the elimination of most of the conceptual plat approval process. A formal review of the conceptual plan would be redundant,” Venice said in relation to the ground covered by the upgraded document, adding that the details in the document needed to include sufficient detail and with enough specificity to meet the town’s needs.  

Commissioners will continue with the review at the next work shop in May, addressing the regulations pertaining to Final Plat requirements. Venice said she expects the review of the one-dozen major sections of the regulations might be completed by late summer.