Crossville Planning Commission approves variances, plats, financial-guarantee releases and water-line extension

The Crossville Planning Commission approved a series of land-use actions, variances and financial-guarantee releases at a planning commission meeting.

The commission granted two setback variances and approved updated plats for Skyview Meadows Lots 16–19 and for Maple Glen Phase 2 (a Habitat for Humanity project). Commissioners also approved releases of two letters of credit covering stormwater work and recommended a 750-foot water main extension on Meadow Creek Drive after property-owner requests. Staff reported that a preliminary plat for Oakland Subdivision was withdrawn by the applicant for further corrections.

Skyview Meadows: The commission approved a rear lot-line adjustment for Lots 16–19 adjacent to property owned by a Lutheran church and granted a front-setback variance reducing the standard 30-foot setback to 20 feet for porches that had encroached. Staff said prior miscommunications among earlier owners and a previous building official contributed to the encroachments; staff recommended approval because the street is a…