Planning Commission approves McGregor two‑lot subdivision at 1180 West Old Highway Road

The Morgan County Planning Commission on Jan. 9 unanimously approved the McGregor Small Subdivision preliminary and final plat, application 24.070, to divide land at approximately 1180 West Old Highway Road into two lots.

The two‑lot approval allows creation of a new frontage lot (Lot 2) and retains the existing home on a flag lot (Lot 1). Staff said Lot 2 would be about 1.75 acres — a size chosen to meet Weaver Morgan Health Department requirements for well and septic feasibility — and that the applicant holds water rights and may drill a well at a later date. Jeremy, the planning staff presenter, told commissioners that the applicant is Tanner Bingham and that the plat complies with the county's minimum subdivision standards, including recently adopted flag‑lot standards.

The approval matters because it resolves lot configuration, wastewater and water‑supply feasibility, and access questions that determine whether homes can be built or sold. Jeremy told the commission that “the property already has an existing dwelling” and that the new lot will have frontage on West Old Highway Road, while the original house will remain on the flag portion of the parcel. He also clarified that the applicant will provide a separate well for Lot 2 rather than a shared well: “That is not the case, and I'd like to address that now that there will be a separate well.”

Commissioners asked staff to confirm septic and well service arrangements and flag‑lot dimensions. Jeremy explained the lot meets the county's flag‑lot rule (pole width between the private lane minimum of 36 feet and the 200‑foot frontage threshold that distinguishes a standard frontage lot). Commissioners and applicant also discussed timing for drilling a well; staff said the applicant has the needed water rights and a feasibility letter on file and therefore may record the plat without immediately constructing the well.

Member Murray moved to approve the McGregor Small Subdivision preliminary and final plat application number 24.070, citing the findings and conditions in the staff report dated Jan. 9, 2025; Member Little seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

The commission’s approval is conditioned on the findings and the conditions listed in the staff report; the record does not specify the exact dates for recording or subsequent administrative steps beyond the conditions listed in that staff report.