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Commissioners approve variance to allow additional lot on private substandard road
Summary
The Jones County Board of Commissioners approved a variance request allowing the creation of an additional lot on a private substandard road at 121 Torrey Drive, expanding the parcel's lots from four to six with one nonconforming lot.
The Jones County Board of Commissioners on June 3 approved a variance to allow an additional lot on a private, substandard road at 121 Torrey Drive.
The request, filed by Richard Eugene Wells Sr., would change the property from four lots to six, with the new lot not meeting county frontage or private-road specifications. County staff explained that because the proposal is a variance the planning commission did not provide a recommendation.
During the meeting the applicant’s representative described the existing configuration and said the new lot would not have frontage on a county road and would remain nonconforming to road specifications. A resident who identified herself in the meeting said she sought the approval to clear family property issues ahead of advancing age.
A motion to approve the variance was made and seconded; the board voted in favor and the motion carried. The board did not attach conditions to the approval during the meeting.
The approval does not change county requirements for road frontage or private-road construction for future subdivisions; it grants a site-specific variance for this parcel only. The planning commission’s lack of a recommendation and the plan’s reliance on existing private-road access were noted during staff presentation.
The county clerk will incorporate the variance approval into the property file and the applicant may proceed with the lot division under the terms noted in the board action.
