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BZA approves three‑lot minor subdivision at 3256 N. State Road 75 with drainage conditions
Summary
The Board approved a minor residential subdivision that divides a 78.33‑acre parcel into three lots (one new buildable lot, one existing house, one residual farm lot) subject to drainage, driveway, and right‑to‑farm conditions.
The Boone County Board approved a special exception and variance to allow a three‑lot minor residential subdivision at 3256 North State Road 75, splitting a 78.33‑acre parcel into three lots: a future house lot, an existing house lot, and a residual agricultural lot.
Staff told the board the split respects tillable land and that the proposed Lot 1 will be roughly 20 acres with limited frontage on West 350 North; the parcel cannot meet the standard 3:1 depth‑to‑width ratio so a variance was requested and recommended for approval with conditions. Technical advisory comments noted soil borings suitable for an in‑ground septic system with a required perimeter drain due to a seasonal high water table; a stream crossing over Harris Legal Drain will require engineered approval and adherence to local and state requirements.
Petitioner John Harrison said the subdivision will allow the family to build in the country; planning staff and the surveyor’s office noted required actions including drainage permits, a 40‑foot right‑of‑way conveyance per the thoroughfare plan, and plat language preserving a right‑to‑farm statement and a prohibition on further subdivision of the newly created lots.
The board discussed driveway location and addressing; no members raised substantive objections. A motion to approve item 25JE7MDash141 as read passed unanimously.
Conditions include addressing all technical comments, requiring required drainage and driveway permits prior to building permits, labeling the residual farmland as Lot 3 and placing the right‑to‑farm and non‑further‑subdivision commitments on the plat. The surveyor must field‑locate tile and the applicant must provide engineered stream crossing plans where the driveway crosses regulated drainage.
