Tazewell County board approves subdivision access waiver for 6.6-acre parcel

At a Tazewell County board meeting, members approved a land-use petition to grant continued access to a 6.6-acre parcel by allowing access via an undivided one-half interest.

Board staff told members the petition, listed as Land Use 25-02, included three findings of fact staff recommended for approval: that granting the access would not negatively affect the purpose of the comprehensive plan; that a public road was not required to access the lone outbuilding; and that the waiver to permit access by an undivided one-half interest was the minimum adjustment necessary to allow reasonable use of the land because no other alternative existed for the McGinnis property to obtain access.

A staff presenter asked whether a representative would like to comment; a speaker identified as Jackie explained that the parcel is an existing lot of record created years ago and that a dwelling formerly associated with the property had been annexed into Washington, which led to a split in taxing districts without administrative approval.

Board member Glenn (last name not specified) told the board the property had been reviewed previously and that he had not heard any objections: "We've already looked at this property in the past and there's been no nobody is saying any negative about this project. So we're all for it." The board then took a motion to approve the item.

Motion by John (last name not specified); second by Jay (last name not specified). The motion passed, recorded on the transcript as "Motion carries." The staff resolution notes that approval allows continued access to the 6.6-acre parcel under the stated conditions.

The approval implements the three findings described in staff materials; no additional conditions or appeals were recorded in the meeting record.