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Plan Commission backs combining three parcels on East Darcy and East Forest Hill into two lots
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a certified survey map that will combine and reconfigure 640 East Darcy Drive, 730 East Forest Hill Avenue and 796 East Forest Hill Avenue into two lots: one residential lot containing the existing house and a large vacant back lot intended for future subdivision.
The Plan Commission voted to recommend that the Common Council approve a certified survey map to combine and reconfigure parcels at 640 East Darcy Drive, 730 East Forest Hill Avenue and 796 East Forest Hill Avenue into two lots. Staff emphasized the action is a CSM only; any future road or subdivision of the back lot would require subsequent approvals.
Why it matters: the reconfiguration preserves the existing single-family house on a proposed Lot 1 (about 18,000 square feet) and creates a larger Lot 2 (just over 8 acres) in the rear that includes an alignment for a future road on the municipality’s official map and could be subdivided later into single-family lots.
Details and discussion: Todd said the three parcels are zoned RS-3; 640 East Darcy Drive is vacant (just over 3 acres), 730 East Forest Hill contains a single-family home (a little over 2 acres), and 796 East Forest Hill is a wooded vacant parcel (a little over 3 acres). The applicants propose cutting off the occupied portion of the middle parcel to create Lot 1 and designating the rear acreage as Lot 2, which would rely on the official map’s future road alignment if subdivided later. Staff noted the applicants have not presented a detailed concept for subdividing Lot 2.
Commissioners confirmed that this CSM does not include any immediate plan to extend the municipal road; as Todd explained, the CSM is a step to combine and reconfigure property and does not itself authorize construction of new streets. The commission’s recommendation included the standard condition that technical corrections (spelling, coordinate geometry, and compliance corrections) be made prior to recording.
Next steps: The recommendation will be forwarded to the Common Council; any future subdivision or street construction would require separate approvals and must consider the official map’s future road alignment.
