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Midway Council approves Alpenhoff Estates lot-line adjustment after brief hearing
Summary
The Midway City Council approved a one-year plat amendment shifting a lot line between two Alpenhoff Estates parcels after staff said no public easement or ordinance violations were implicated and the applicant confirmed there are no utilities in the affected easement.
The Midway City Council on Tuesday approved a plat amendment that adjusts the lot line between Lots 42 and 43 in the Alpenhoff Estates subdivision, following a public hearing and staff presentation.
City planning staff told the council the proposal would rotate the common boundary westward, enlarging Lot 43 from 0.34 acre to 0.39 acre and reducing Lot 42 from 0.61 acre to 0.56 acre while leaving street frontage unchanged. Staff said the change would not vacate or alter any public street right-of-way and said it would not cause a violation of the city's land-use ordinance.
Applicant David Baird appeared by Zoom and confirmed there are no public utilities in the easement along the shared lot line. "There is no utilities in that easement at this time," Baird said, and added the visible valve box in the survey was for his private irrigation system. Baird told the council he had owned the primary home at 213 North since 2010 and the guest house at 191 North since 2015 and said the adjustment would make future access and potential sales easier.
Staff also advised that a public utility easement running along the shared line would need to be relocated to match the new boundary. The city’s presentation referenced state code requirements that plat amendments be approved in public meeting if the exchange of title will not result in a land-use violation.
After asking whether any members of the public wished to speak (none did), a motion to approve the amended plat with the proposed findings passed on voice vote with all council members recorded as "aye." The council noted the approval is valid for one year; if the plat is not recorded within that period it will be void unless extended on a showing of extenuating circumstances.
The council also confirmed the applicant said the properties were intended for personal use and not short-term rental purposes.
The approved amendment will be recorded upon completion of the required plat paperwork and relocation of the utility easement to align with the new lot line.
