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Madison County panel forwards duplex conversion proposal at 4185 Orange Road to planning commission
Summary
An exploratory request to convert a preexisting house at 4185 Orange Road into a duplex was discussed; staff said the 1.489-acre lot is nonconforming but ordinance language permits special permits on such lots. The panel voted to forward the case to the planning commission.
The Madison County Planning Commission held an exploratory discussion about a request to convert a preexisting house at 4185 Orange Road into a duplex and voted to send the case to the planning commission for formal review.
Planner Mister Nichols told the panel the property is zoned A-1 (agricultural) and measures about 1.489 acres, short of the 3-acre guideline often cited for uses in A-1. Nichols said the lot is preexisting nonconforming but that the county ordinance allows special-permit uses on nonconforming lots, and he characterized…
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