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Auburn is also one of many cities that allows for final plat applications to be administratively approved.

It’s sort of sleepy at the moment, like a city that has been platted but not fully built, with a lot of open space.

Shark said that SDCI, per land code, looks for alternative divisions of land to maximize tree retention while platting new lots for development.

The plats, or main courses, alternate between cozy grand-mère flavors and subtler French notions.

Projects must be approved by the Montgomery County Planning Board, which has authority over project plans, sketch plans, preliminary plans, site plans, record plats and forest conservation plans.