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Commission approves Hatchie Meadows two‑lot resubdivision, contingent on variance
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Summary
The commission recommended approval of a two‑lot final plan at Hatchie Meadows East (5000 Eagles Nest Road) but noted the approval is contingent on a zoning‑appeals lot‑size variance because the new lots would not meet the two‑acre minimum; staff also required driveway coordination with engineering.
The Bartlett Planning Commission voted Jan. 5 to approve a final‑plan request to resubdivide Lot 21 of Hatchie Meadows East into two roughly 1.779‑acre lots, while dedicating approximately 0.466 acres for Old Brownsville Road improvements. Staff recommended approval contingent on the zoning appeals board granting a lot‑size variance; the zoning ordinance requires a two‑acre minimum for new lots.
Staff (Parker Estes & Associates) explained the property is zoned AO (agricultural and open land) and that the applicant agreed to an amended condition requiring coordination of driveway location with the engineering department when a construction permit is submitted for the new lot. Commissioners asked whether the road dedication implied immediate widening; staff clarified the owner need not perform the widening but must dedicate the right‑of‑way.
Applicant William Sawtell said he was agreeable to the staff conditions as amended. A motion to approve carried on a unanimous roll call. The commission noted the approval is contingent on the zoning appeals board granting the lot‑size variance; if the variance is not granted, the approval conditions cannot be satisfied.
Next steps: applicant must obtain the lot‑size variance from the zoning appeals board, coordinate driveway location with engineering at permit submission, and meet the staff‑listed conditions before construction permits are issued.
