Commission approves Werner Subdivision replat in Crescent to create buildable lots

The Klamath County Planning Commission unanimously approved Donna Werner’s Werner Subdivision replat (Tract 1556) in Crescent, consolidating original narrow platted lots into five larger parcels to make them buildable under current setback requirements.

Planning staff explained the original platted lots were typically 25 feet wide and nonconforming; the proposed replat would create parcels of about 5,000–6,000 square feet, yielding typical building footprints and enabling houses to be constructed without straddling historic lot lines. Staff also said Crescent Water and Crescent Sewer submitted letters indicating hookups are available.

Commissioners discussed a scrivener’s error in the staff report (incorrect tax‑lot numbers) and technical recommendations from the county surveyor, including a condition that the final plat be based on an identified survey. Commissioners also noted a possible administrative issue that one surveyor license referenced in the draft condition could expire before final filing; staff said that could be addressed by requiring the final plat to reflect an up‑to‑date, county‑approved survey and by incorporating county surveyor and public‑works recommendations as conditions.

Jennifer moved to approve the Werner Subdivision replat with conditions 1–8 listed in the staff report plus the county surveyor and public‑works recommendations; the motion carried unanimously.

The commission framed the replat as a means to reduce longstanding nonconformity and to help provide workforce housing in a community that otherwise lacks buildable lots. Staff noted larger rezoning efforts remain policy work for the county’s DLCD‑funded code update.