Land Survey Plat Update: How Did We Work with a Planning Department and 2 County Commissions?

Reader Contribution by Jennifer Kongs
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The Small Home, Big Decisions seriesfollows Jennifer and her husband, Tyler, as they build a self-reliant homestead on a piece of country property in northeastern Kansas. The series will delve into questions that arise during their building process and the decisions they make along the way. The posts are a work in progress, written as their home-building adventure unfolds.

The short answer to this week’s big question is persistence. After our property was classified as a subdivision and after the first meeting with the Leavenworth County Planning Commission, who did not approve our stormwater drainage report waiver, my inner lawyer burst out. (Well, after a brief period of woe-is-me self pity.) We read through several of the county’s legal documents. We read a lot of legal jargon. A lot.

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