Clay County BZA approves variances for four‑lot subdivision amid disputed parcel

The Clay County Board of Zoning Adjustments approved variances for case 25-101BZA, clearing the way for a proposed four‑lot subdivision of a roughly 40‑acre property despite a disputed triangular parcel that reduces road frontage, the board decided at a meeting.

The variances approved relieve three code requirements the applicant could not meet without the disputed parcel: the width‑to‑depth ratio, the requirement that every lot abut a public street, and the requirement that a landlocked parcel be 20 acres and served by a 60‑foot shared access easement (land development code sections cited in staff materials: 151‑8.4(a), 151‑8.4(g) and 151‑8.2(b)(5)). The motion to approve the zoning adjustment (case number 25‑101BZA) passed on a roll call vote of 2‑0.

Staff told the board the parent tract is roughly 40 acres and that the four proposed lots are each just under 10…