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Planning Commission approves replat of Aslet’s subdivision after floodplain concerns
Summary
The Lansing City Planning Commission approved preliminary and final replat of Aslet’s Subdivision (Case 2024-DEV-008009). Commissioners heard one substantive concern about hillside grading and floodplain management; Public Works staff said a floodplain permit will be required for any work in the Special Flood Hazard Area.
The Lansing City Planning Commission voted to approve the preliminary and final replat of Aslet’s Subdivision (Case 2024-DEV-008009) after staff said permit requirements will control grading and work within mapped floodplain areas.
The proposal before the commission would create two lots; the staff materials list the sizes as approximately 1.70049 acres and 0.59 acres. The commission took public and commissioner comments about drainage and hillside work before approving the request.
Why it matters: the larger of the two lots largely sits inside a FEMA-mapped Special Flood Hazard Area, and residents and commissioners raised concerns that recent excavation could change surface-water runoff and increase flood risk to adjacent properties.
During discussion one commissioner and a nearby resident said recent digging on the hillside behind the property could channel stormwater toward neighboring homes and structures. A resident urged installing a drainage feature such as a French drain or protective gravel barrier so heavy runoff “won’t wash his whole building and everything else out.”
Planning staff and a Public Works representative told the commission the majority of Lot 2 is in the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map Special Flood Hazard Area and “any work within that area is required to obtain a floodplain permit through the Lansing Public Works Department.” The staff member said the department had notified the property owner, Mr. Delgado, in writing that any work in the SFHA must obtain a permit and will be reviewed for compliance with the city’s floodplain regulations.
The commission combined the preliminary and final plat approvals into a single motion and passed the case. Roll-call votes recorded Janella B. Holdeman, Ginger Riddle, Jerry Geese, Nancy McDougall and Richard Hannan as voting yes; the motion carried.
No site plan for building placement or detailed grading was before the commission; staff reiterated that the plat establishes lot lines and that future site plans or permits would be required to address drainage, erosion control and any floodplain-related construction.
Planning staff also noted that the applicant had submitted the replat concurrently with an ownership/partnership change between the existing owner (listed in staff materials as Daniel Aislet) and Jay Jesus Delgado; staff said the title/ownership change and development filings were being processed together.
The commission did not attach any additional conditions beyond standard platting and permitting requirements; the replat now proceeds under the city’s normal plat-recording and permit review processes.
The Aslet’s subdivision item took place in the New Business portion of the meeting and concluded with a formal vote approving Case 2024-DEV-008009.
Votes at a glance: Case 2024-DEV-008009 — preliminary and final plat (Aslet’s Subdivision): approved (5–0).
