The Mills Planning Commission approved the final plat for Elrod Addition No. 2, allowing Lot 1 to be split into two lots so the owner of adjacent property can acquire a small parcel to preserve driveway access.

Planning staff summarized the application: the applicant, Elrod Living Trust, proposed subdividing Lot 1 into a 31,000-square-foot lot and a 6,100-square-foot lot at the northeast corner of Poison Spyder Road and Falcon Avenue. The site is zoned I-1 (light industrial). Megan recommended approval, noting only a few cosmetic and surveying corrections were needed on the plat.

Steve Granger, a licensed surveyor for ECS Engineers, told the commission the intent behind the split: "The purpose of the split of this property ... He wants to be able to purchase this to attach it to his so that his drive and entrance to his property will never go away," and that there would be no new building on the small lot. Commissioners asked about nonconformity and parking; staff noted the existing building is nonconforming because of setback encroachments related to a 5-foot utility easement but that both resulting lots meet the minimum lot size for the industrial district. The planner said the minimum lot size in the zone is 6,000 square feet.

Commissioners discussed whether the county would consolidate parcels after the owner attaches Lot 2 to his adjacent property; staff indicated that county treatment of tax parcels was a separate administrative process and not resolved in the meeting. A motion to approve the application per city recommendations was made and carried by voice vote; the public comment period was opened and no members of the public spoke.

The approval allows the plat to proceed; any future construction or change of use on either lot will require compliance with building, parking and setback regulations and any necessary permits.