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Commissioners approve two final plats; Sherwood Shores plat approved with setback variance
Summary
Bell County approved two final plats Sept. 23: a 9.96-acre split in Precinct 3 (Preliminary Landing) and a 0.429-acre lot in Sherwood Shores. The Sherwood Shores approval included a variance allowing existing structures that encroach into the standard 25-foot setback.
Bell County Commissioners approved two final plats during their Sept. 23 meeting, including a Preliminary Landing subdivision in Precinct 3 and a small lot in Sherwood Shores that required a variance for existing encroachments.
County planning staff described the Preliminary Landing plat as a 9.9639-acre parcel to be split into two lots, with an existing house on the larger parcel, available water and septic, and no FEMA floodplain concerns. Access and driveway location near a curve were raised as questions by commissioners; staff said the driveway for the new lot would have to move as far away from the curve as feasible. The court voted to approve the plat by voice.
For Sherwood Shores (a 0.429492-acre lot near Stillhouse Hollow Lake) staff explained the lot is part of an unrecorded subdivision with several small, consolidated parcels. A survey showed an existing dwelling 11 feet from the property line, inside the standard 25-foot setback. Commissioners discussed survey accuracy and the lack of original recorded setbacks; one commissioner moved to approve the final plat with an amended motion granting a variance for the existing encroachment. The court approved the amended motion by voice vote.
