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Commission backs New Life Church two‑lot subdivision and exempts covenants
Summary
Albany County planning staff supported and the commission recommended approval of New Life Church’s two‑lot subdivision (SD‑02‑25) on Highway 30 and granted a variance from the covenant/binding entity requirement because there are no shared facilities; commission forwarded the recommendation to county commissioners.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the Board of County Commissioners approve SD‑02‑25, a two‑lot preliminary and final plat filed by New Life Church for a ~31.5‑acre parcel at 32296 Highway 30.
Staff said the proposal meets the minor subdivision standards, would rely on individual wells and small wastewater systems (one existing approved system on the site), requires no new roads, and that safety reviews by the county engineer and others had been addressed. Because the proposal contains no common facilities, staff recommended a variance from the subdivision regulation (chapter 5 §2(b)(4)) that would otherwise require writing and recording covenants or a binding entity for shared responsibilities.
A church representative told the commission the property’s perimeter fence was constructed with wildlife‑friendly details recommended by Game and Fish and that the church did not foresee needing all 33 acres for its operations in the near term. Commissioners asked whether fence maintenance and Game and Fish recommendations should be enforced as conditions; staff noted existing statutory defaults for neighboring fence maintenance and proposed forwarding Game and Fish comments to the applicant.
Commissioner (speaker 4) moved to recommend approval of the variance from chapter 5 §2(b)(4); that motion passed by voice vote. The commission then moved to recommend approval of SD‑02‑25, adopting staff findings and conclusions; a roll‑call vote recorded unanimous approval. Staff will forward the recommendations for county commission action.
What happens next: The Board of County Commissioners will consider the commission’s recommendation and staff analysis when acting on SD‑02‑25 and the associated variance. If approved at the board level the subdivision will proceed to plat recording and administrative permitting processes required by county regulations.
