Disposition Summary

Approve the variance because the access drive is existing and the reduction in width would not be likely to cause adverse impacts on surrounding properties.

Approve the subdivision plat because it is otherwise in compliance with the Subdivision Regulations.

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Staff Recommendation

Approve variance 1 because the access drive is existing and the reduction in width would not be likely to cause adverse impacts on surrounding properties.

Approve variance 2 because it is otherwise in compliance with the Subdivision Regulations.

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b. The existing Joint Permanent Non-Exclusive Easement Agreement currently serves 2 separate parcels of land: 4320, 4322, and 4326 Beechwood Rd. 4322 and 4326 are owned by the same owner (as their lakefront home estate). The existing easement connects these lots to Beechwood Rd, and they would remain unaffected by this request. Thus, this requested new easement serves as access for only the newly subdivided 4320 Beechwood Rd lots. The hardship is the controlling condition regarding the existing current easement's connection to parcels that are unrelated to this subdivision request, and the existing easement being the only access to Beechwood Rd.

1) The purpose of this plat is to subdivide a larger property into 2 lots. This property is part of a group of 3 properties currently using the same joint permanent non-exclusive easement for access. The access easement crosses through the property to the northwest and was platted in 1994 as a 40-ft right-of-way for ingress & egress. The driveway crosses the property with frontage on Beechwood Rd to serve the three existing lots to the south and southwest. The proposed subdivision would create one additional lot, off of the existing easement.