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Scott County tables variance and preliminary plat for Smith Drive property over road‑improvement and stormwater questions
Summary
A variance request to allow an industrial parcel smaller than the I-2 minimum lot size and an associated preliminary/final plat were both tabled after township concerns about Smith Drive, stormwater infrastructure and railroad alignment.
A Board of Adjustment request for a variance from the minimum lot size in the I‑2 (heavy industrial) district and the related preliminary/final plat for the same property were tabled on March 10 as county staff and Louisville Township sought more information about Smith Drive improvements and stormwater controls.
County staff described the subject parcel—bounded by Smith Drive, a Union Pacific rail line and Red Rock Drive—as a long-standing nonconforming lot that once extended further northeast until right-of-way acquisition reduced its size. Staff noted the property is 1.34 acres and that the I‑2 District requires a minimum lot size of 2.5 acres; the applicant, Aaron Sanders, provided a conceptual plan for a 7,500-square-foot building, parking and outdoor storage to demonstrate the lot would be buildable if allowed to remain industrial.
Louisville Township representatives and their engineer urged caution. John Wackman of the Louisville Township Board said township ordinances and practical issues may require Smith Drive to be paved to a 10‑ton standard, that the township’s right-of-way contains stormwater ponding, and that the Union Pacific railroad has proposed moving Smith Drive about 150 feet to the south—changes that could alter how the parcel is graded or whether required stormwater infrastructure would encroach into public right-of-way.
County staff and township members requested more detailed civil and stormwater design before the Board of Adjustment or the planning commission take final action. The Board of Adjustment formally tabled the variance; later the Planning Advisory Commission also voted to table the preliminary and final plat to allow time for civil design and potential coordination on nearby land transactions that could affect Smith Drive.
The tablings leave the applicant’s conceptual plan intact but halted any further permit or plat processing until the applicant supplies updated engineering, stormwater modeling and clearer agreements about rights-of-way and maintenance responsibilities.
