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Clay County BZA denies variance to allow 60-foot shared easement for subdividing 43-acre Quinn Road parcel

5872119 · September 24, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Zoning Adjustment voted to deny a variance request that would have allowed a 60-foot shared ingress/egress easement to serve multiple lots under 20 acres on a roughly 43-acre agricultural parcel off Quinn Road.

The Clay County Board of Zoning Adjustment voted unanimously to deny a variance request that would have allowed a 60-foot shared ingress/egress easement to serve multiple lots smaller than the 20-acre minimum on a roughly 43-acre parcel near Quinn Road.

The applicant, Russell Walter, asked the board to allow lots of roughly 10 acres instead of the 20-acre minimum. Walter told the board he had measured surrounding lot sizes and “from KIPP, I got that the average size lot is 10.08 acres within a half a mile of the property,” and said that informed his plan to divide the parcel into smaller lots.

Board staff told commissioners the variance was sought under section 151882.b5 of the county…

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