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Resident advised to grant easement, not combine parcels, to fix drainage; no formal BZA action taken
Summary
A Scott County resident asked the Board how to combine three parcels to fix a major drainage problem. Board members and staff advised that combining all three parcels likely creates nonconforming lots because two parcels already contain dwellings and suggested granting an easement to allow drainage work instead; no vote was taken.
A Scott County resident seeking to combine three adjacent parcels to address a recurring drainage problem was advised by board members and staff to consider granting an easement rather than consolidating the lots.
Jonathan Carpenter described owning three neighboring parcels at 1114 E. State Road 256 and said a major washout and seasonal saturation require an underground drainage run that would cross from his primary property through a neighboring parcel to a creek. "We need to set up an underground drainage system that runs through our…
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