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Oldham County board approves road-frontage variance to allow one-acre home beside private easement on Liberty Lane
Summary
The Board of Adjustments approved a variance allowing a new one-acre lot at 1900 Liberty Lane with zero public road frontage, conditioned on a recorded shared road-maintenance agreement and approval of a minor plat prior to permits.
The Oldham County Board of Adjustments on Oct. 16 approved a road-frontage variance for a proposed one-acre lot at 1900 Liberty Lane in Goshen, allowing the lot to be created with no public road frontage.
Planning staff told the board the project would split an existing 10.035-acre parcel into a 1-acre lot and a 9.035-acre residual; county rules require 150 feet of public road frontage for AG-1 or CO-1 lots under 2.5 acres. Planner Sandy Regroden said the new lot would have “0 feet of public road frontage, therefore, requiring a 150 foot road frontage variance.”
The board’s approval was conditioned on submission of a minor-plat survey for staff review before any building permits are issued and on recording a shared road-maintenance and access agreement covering the parties that use the private drive.
Applicant Janet Turpin, who is listed at 1900 Liberty Lane, and her daughter, Jennifer Turpin, testified the intent is to build a home next to the family’s existing residence so the younger Turpin can live near and help care for her parents. Janet Turpin said, “I wanna live by my mom and dad, and they have the land to give me.” Her father, Irv Turpin, described an original plat that showed Liberty Lane continuing through the tree line and said a county engineer later stopped Liberty Lane in front of the old house.
County planning director Ryan Fisher told the board that staff usually requires a written shared-maintenance and access agreement “when people come in for variances of this nature,” noting such agreements help avoid later disputes about who is responsible for repairs.
After board discussion the motion to approve carried unanimously. The board placed the same limitation on the variance as is customary: it applies only to the plan reviewed at the Oct. 16 hearing.
The applicant must record the shared road-maintenance agreement and submit the minor-plat application to staff for approval before building permits are issued.
