Commission explains boundary line adjustment and variance paths; warns variance is high bar
Staff explained a prior boundary-line adjustment that avoided subdividing and noted that option is unavailable here; staff also described the variance route (apply, be denied, then seek variance) and cautioned it is a lengthy, uncertain process.
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Staff reviewed a prior case in which a boundary line adjustment was used to reshape existing parcels instead of creating a new parcel by subdivision; that approach avoided road-dedication requirements in that earlier instance. In the current proposal staff said no adjacent parcel exists to enable a similar boundary-line adjustment, so the applicants must pursue a subdivision or consider a variance after the subdivision is denied.
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