Tony Lytle made the application for a subdivision located north of the intersection of Edgewood and Red Hill roads west of Cameron.
Kathy Liles, a county planner, told the board that the subdivision was delayed by a moratorium on subdivisions a few years ago. When the project re-started, the zoning had been changed. Acreage was recombined to conform to the latest zoning regulations.
In addition, land is being recombined from the Duane Bevitt property to create 100 feet of frontage for one lot and to provide for sufficient width for another lot with the flag lot.
Liles said that mobile homes were located on three of the lots.
Flag lots are not favored in county zoning regulations, but the ordinance allows them in situations where “a particular extenuating circumstance … makes traditional lot design infeasible.”
On a motion by Fred Whitesell, the board approved the flag lot request with a series of conditions attached that had been recommended by the county planning staff.
The conditions are that the flag lot be used by one existing structure with no further subdivision of the two lots, flag width to be shown at the right of way of Red Hill Road and the existing land use is to be identified as “single family residence.”
Under other conditions, a surveyor is to add a water and sewer note to the plat and a watershed statement, identify the buildable acreage on the lot, update the ownership certificate and certificate of approval to reflect these conditions, and include a private streets disclosure statement.
Liles also recommended that for purposes of clarity the land hook be removed within the flag and that the final plat be recorded within 60 days after approval by the SRB.
A flag lot is a lot with access to a public road that flanks another lot. Flag lots are more common in situations involving subdivision of family-owned property and in golf course developments.
