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AT&T easement leaves two Lynnwood Place lots unbuildable, staff says
Summary
Development Services staff told the Planning Commission that two lots in the Lynnwood Place Unit 1 replat are currently unbuildable because of an AT&T easement; options include waiting for easement realignment or marking lots nonbuildable until relocation is negotiated.
During review of a replat for Lynnwood Place Unit 1 on July 23, Development Services staff told the City Planning Commission that two lots were deemed unbuildable because of an AT&T easement.
Commissioner Munoz asked whether the two lots were permanently excluded from development. Andrew Dimas of Development Services said the AT&T easement will be relocated: the applicant can either pause the project until the easement is realigned or record the two lots as nonbuildable for now and allow AT&T to negotiate rerouting. After AT&T completes relocation, the applicant may return to amend the plat to open those lots for development.
“That gets him into play to still build 5, 6 houses for those plotted lots, then he can come back, amend his plat once that easement has been rerouted to open those 2 lots up for development,” Dimas said.
Why it matters: the presence and routing of utility easements can determine whether lots are buildable and when development can proceed. The commission approved the replat on consent with staff recommendations.
Context/next steps: if the applicant marks the lots nonbuildable, AT&T must negotiate relocation terms before the lots can be developed; if the applicant waits, the overall plat approval remains pending the easement realignment.
