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Council declines immediate exception for proposed flag lot; asks staff to pursue ADU or south-side options
Summary
Council discussed a subdivision application for a flag lot that would require rezoning and an exception to setback standards. Staff recommended against granting an exception; council asked staff to explore a detached ADU or buying adjacent property to meet access requirements.
West Point City Council members and planning staff reviewed a subdivision application that would create a flag lot behind an existing home on 3000 West and discussed whether to grant the code exceptions the project would require.
Staff explained the parcel is currently split between R-2 zoning in front and Agricultural (AG) in back; the general plan designates the property for a higher-density residential category but the applicant would need a rezone to build a flag lot under the city’s flag-lot standards. City code requires a 20-foot minimum driveway for a flag-lot access leg and a 10-foot side-yard setback for the R-2 lot. On the property aerial and the applicant’s survey, staff said the measured distance between the existing house foundation and the property…
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