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Highway staff recommends variance so second phase of Madison Heights matches phase one
Summary
Lee County highway/planning staff recommended granting a variance for the second phase of Madison Heights subdivision to match the first phase’s roadway and lot patterns; the commission discussion introduced the recommendation but did not record a final vote.
Lee County staff presented a subdivision variance request for the second phase of the Madison Heights subdivision and recommended the commission grant a variance to allow the second phase to match the construction and lot pattern of phase one.
Mr. Hardy described the request as tied to local subdivision standards. He said Lee County’s regulations require a roadway frontage standard and a minimum lot size for developments using an open ditch roadway section, and the developer asked for the second phase to be allowed the same construction standards used in phase one. According to Hardy, the developer specifically asked for relief related to the frontage requirement and to avoid the three‑quarter‑acre minimum lot size tied to open‑ditch road standards. The highway department recommended holding the frontage requirement at the higher standard but waiving the three‑quarter‑acre minimum lot size so the second phase would match phase one.
Hardy said the disparity would look “silly” if one phase required curb and gutter and the adjacent phase did not. The commission asked no substantive follow‑up questions in the provided transcript excerpt. The item is a recommendation from staff and, as presented in the transcript, will go to the commission for consideration; the transcript does not show the commission taking final action on the variance request in this meeting segment.
