Board of Adjustment approves variance to split light-industrial lot at 495 South River Run Road

Oct. 1, 2025 — The Board of Adjustment voted to approve a variance that reduces the minimum lot-width requirement from 100 feet to 32 feet for a parcel at 495 South River Run Road, clearing the way for the owner to pursue a minor subdivision of the light-industrial lot.

The variance was requested by David Carpenter on behalf of Flag Holdings LLC. Zoning Code Manager Tiffany Antal told the board the request is to permit a flag-lot configuration that would let the parcel be split so each new lot could be sold separately. "The applicant would like to make a flag lot," Antal said while explaining the site's narrow frontage at the end of a cul-de-sac and the code requirement that new lots have frontage on a public or private street measured at the front setback line.

The variance applies to the lot-width standard in the city's zoning code for the light industrial — open…