HB2589 Summary

• Prohibits counties from requiring applicants to conduct surveys or pay property taxes in full as conditions for approving land divisions of five or fewer lots.

• Requires applicants to disclose to buyers that no survey of the land division has been conducted.

• Adds a new requirement that applicants must provide a disclosure statement confirming no survey was conducted and that no building permit will be issued until minimum requirements are met.

• Maintains existing approval requirements for land divisions including minimum zoning compliance, legal access documentation, and utility easements.

• Preserves county authority to grant variances and identify site constraints, but prohibits independent studies as conditions for approval.