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Commission Approves Split of 21040 Fourth Street into Three Parcels
Summary
The Kentwood City Commission approved a subdivision of a platted lot at 21040 Fourth Street, creating two additional buildable parcels after planning and administrative reviews.
The Kentwood City Commission on June 3 approved a request to divide an existing platted lot at 21040 Fourth Street into three parcels to enable sale and development of two new lots.
The request, presented to the commission by planning staff, was approved after commissioners confirmed the proposal met city and state subdivision requirements and that utility access would be available. The commission voted to approve the lot split by voice vote.
Joe, a planning department staff member, told the commission that "the request before you is, we have an existing plat platted lot at 40 Fourth And Jefferson. And under the city's subdivision control ordinance and the state subdivision control ordinance, if there is a platted lot, it can be further subdivided with city commission approval." He said the proposal had already been reviewed by the city assessor, city treasurer and the planning department.
Commissioners asked about utilities and potential site constraints. Joe said the city engineer confirmed water and sanitary access would be available and that "the cost, that'll be up to they'll have to bear the cost" referring to construction or service connection costs. Planning staff also noted the city's updated architectural standards could make siting a home with an attached garage challenging because the garage requires a 35-foot setback even though the regular R-1D setback is 25 feet.
Commissioner Moon asked whether the request was owner-initiated; Joe responded that the property owner had submitted the request with plans to split and sell the new lots. The commission discussed that new homes would increase taxable parcels if built.
A motion to approve the subdivision passed; the commission did not record a roll-call vote on the motion on the record, and the chair announced the motion passed.
The commission noted that if a future building proposal needs relief from dimensional standards it would go to the Zoning Board of Appeals unless processed as a planned unit development, which provides additional flexibility.
