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Owner seeks dual rezone to split 8.1 acres for family; staff says the transaction won’t breach conservation contract
Summary
Donna Caine, through applicant Tara Eck, asked to split 8.1 acres from a 23.6-acre property and rezone the remainder to bring the parcel into compliance; staff said the split will be served by an easement and, because the CUVA contract is in its last year, the county’s property valuation determined this transaction will not constitute a breach.
At a Madison County zoning hearing, applicant Tara Eck presented a dual rezoning request on behalf of property owner Donna Caine to split an 8.1-acre portion of a 23.6-acre parcel and rezone the remainder to bring the property into compliance with zoning rules.
Eck said the 8.1-acre parcel would be rezoned to AR and sold to a niece and her husband as a home site; the remaining 15.5 acres containing Ms. Caine’s existing home would be rezoned as required because it no longer meets A1 minimum lot-size standards. Staff said the 8.1-acre split will be accessed by an easement due to topography and three ponds on the tract, and that the easement will serve solely that new parcel.
Staff told the board the property is enrolled in a conservation contract but is in the last year of that contract and that the county’s property valuation office determined the proposed split will not constitute a breach of the contract. The applicant said the split is intended to allow Ms. Caine’s niece and husband to live nearby after the recent death of Ms. Caine’s husband.
No final action was recorded in the transcript excerpt provided; the discussion centered on access, topography constraints requiring an easement, and the county appraisal office’s review of CUVA implications.
