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Decatur planners recommend Hatcher Street replat approval, contingent on Board of Adjustments; resident says alley has been private drive for decades
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of a city-initiated replat for four South Hatcher Street lots, contingent on Board of Adjustments approval of special exceptions, after staff said an alley/ingress-easement shown on older plats had disappeared from later records and a nearby homeowner described long-standing private use.
Planning Director Lisa Hannon presented a city-initiated replat for four lots at 1701, 1703, 1705 and 1707 South Hatcher Street and told the Decatur Planning & Zoning Commission that the parcels meet subdivision-ordinance minimums and that the city owns the corner parcel at 1707. "This can be legally plotted and they do meet the minimum requirements of the subdivision ordinance," Hannon said.
Staff told the commission they found nonconforming setbacks for three properties and are working with property owners or will take the matter to the Board of Adjustments.…
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