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Attorney presents Tarkland Road two‑lot subdivision pre‑application; board flags lot‑size relief and historical zoning issues
Summary
Tim Cain presented a pre‑application to subdivide a 5.27‑acre parcel on Tarkland Road into two lots; the board and counsel discussed the site's 1992 unrecorded approval, prior rezoning to R200 because of Davis Landfill contamination concerns, and the relief the applicant will need for frontage and lot area.
Attorney Tim Cain introduced a pre‑application for a two‑lot subdivision on Tarkland Road, saying his clients Lorraine and Jeff Swallow want to split a 5.27‑acre parcel and seek lot‑area and frontage relief from the unified board. Cain said a prior subdivision approval in 1992 was never recorded; that earlier approval and allied zoning relief at the time informed the present request.
Cain described the parcel as located near the former Davis Landfill and said historic precautionary zoning (R200) stemmed from groundwater and contamination concerns on adjacent land. He told the board that groundwater and contamination flow toward Burlingame Road and Log Road — which informed the larger lot size zoning originally adopted to protect public health. The applicant proposed two conventional lots under current rules but is seeking relief to create two lots consistent with neighboring lot sizes.
Board members asked clarifying questions about whether the prior plan had been recorded and whether similar relief would be appropriate; Cain confirmed the prior plan was approved but not recorded and said the team will seek the same relief at the board when filing a formal application. He also said the resulting lots would still be sizable (one about 3.14 acres and the other about 2.135 acres) and that the owners see the split as a housing opportunity for a family member.
The board did not take a formal vote at the pre‑application stage. Members asked for additional documentation, and the applicant said he would return with full engineering plans.
