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Planning commission denies Evans Estate replat, citing lack of legal access to public right-of-way
Summary
The commission denied a request to subdivide Evans Estate Lot 2 after staff said the proposed new lot would front only on CSX railroad property and would not meet city subdivision rules requiring legal access to a public street or a recorded public easement. Commissioners encouraged the owner to return with proof of access.
The Springfield Municipal Regional Planning Commission denied a final plat Nov. 6 that would have split Evans Estate Lot 2, concluding the proposed rear lot lacks legal access to a public right-of-way.
Staff told the commission the subdivision request, first submitted in 2017, would create a new lot that fronts only on CSX railroad property and does not satisfy the city subdivision regulations or Tennessee Code Annotated requirements that each lot have access to a public street or a recorded public easement. "Approval cannot be supported without…
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