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Commission recommends final plat to split duplex into two individually owned lots in Home Edge Addition
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a final plat that splits an existing duplex into two separately owned lots; staff noted utility-service and firewall questions will be addressed before council action.
The Idaho Falls Planning and Zoning Commission on June 3 recommended approval of a final plat in the Home Edge Addition Division 7 to split an existing duplex into two separate lots.
Travis Payne presented the plat, describing a duplex under construction that the owner wants divided into two individually owned parcels. The property is in the R1 zone and the plat creates two lots on about 0.446 acres. Staff explained the difference between a duplex (two units on a single lot) and a twin home (shared wall on two separate lots) and said the proposed plat would make the twin-home-style arrangement individually ownable.
Staff also said a few technical issues remain to be confirmed before the item goes to mayor and city council: the duplex currently has a single water and a single sewer service and a single Idaho Falls Power connection; public-works and utilities reviews are pending to determine whether separate services must be provided to each new lot. The building official will also confirm whether wall/fire-separation upgrades are required for the units to meet a two-lot arrangement. Staff said these technical matters can be addressed through the development agreement and that the plat otherwise meets subdivision standards.
Commissioners voted unanimously to recommend approval to mayor and city council, with staff noting final conditions and utility separations will be resolved before council action and recording.
The split will allow the two units to be sold individually if all utility and building-code conditions are met.
