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Commission approves waivers to split small Elmhurst Street lots for new homes
Summary
The commission approved two waiver applications to allow five contiguous small, platted lots on Elmhurst Avenue (McIntyre Manor subdivision) to be used as separate residential lots after staff demonstrated each resulting parcel can meet setback and utility requirements.
The Canton Township Planning Commission approved waivers to allow two groups of contiguous, legal nonconforming lots on Elmhurst Avenue to be used and sold as separate residential lots under section 3.05C of the zoning ordinance.
Patrick Sloan explained the town’s recent ordinance amendment permitting the Planning Commission to grant waivers for platted residential lots that are nonconforming due to width/area if they meet three criteria: connection to public water and sewer, frontage on an approved road, and sufficient area/width to accommodate a principal building that meets setback standards. The subject parcels are within the McIntyre Manor subdivision (a 1926 plat) and staff presented civil-engraved plot plans showing building envelopes that comply with the R5 setbacks.
A representative for the applicant said prior projects on the street produced affordable homes priced below $400,000 and the builder noted demand for this product. Commissioners voted in favor of the motion (mover: Commissioner Watkins; support: Commissioner Foster). The motion approved waivers for two planning applications (057-ZCC-8539 and 057-ZCC-8540) so that five subject parcels in two groups can be used separately, citing that all parcels have public water and sewer access, Elmhurst Avenue frontage, and adequate width/area to meet setback requirements.
Staff noted similar small-lot conditions exist elsewhere in older plats and that additional applications in the McIntyre area may follow. The commission’s action enables the applicant to proceed to site- and building-plan stages for the individual homes.
