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Wallsburg planning commission discusses prohibition on flag lots and subdivision access options
Summary
The planning commission asked council to clarify why flag lots are prohibited in the town code and discussed alternatives such as requiring 33‑foot roads, cul‑de‑sacs or road improvements and the implications for maintenance, emergency access and frontage.
Planning commissioners brought a question to the council on Sept. 19 about language in the development code that prohibits flag lots.
Commission members described a property where a developer seeks to divide a parcel by providing access via a narrow driveway tail (a "flag" configuration) rather than frontage on a public road. Commissioners and council members noted the…
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