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Board approves 8-lot subdivision variance to retain 20-foot right-of-way on 7th Street
Summary
The Lafayette City board approved a variance allowing four replatted lots along 7th Street to keep an existing 20-foot right-of-way rather than the 25-foot width in the thoroughfare plan; staff said the change preserves neighborhood setbacks and matches surrounding lots.
Lafayette City approved a subdivision variance allowing an eight-lot replat that would keep a 20-foot right-of-way along 7th Street for four replatted lots, instead of the 25-foot width required in the thoroughfare plan.
City Engineer Jeremy Grinder explained the replat covers lots around 7th Street, Oregon Street and 8th Street, in what he called the southeast corner of downtown, several blocks south of the Tippecanoe County Library. He said the surrounding lots already have 20-foot rights-of-way and staff supported the petition because keeping 20 feet will maintain similar setbacks and the established neighborhood character. “This is an established neighborhood…It’ll help the setbacks to remain similar to the neighboring properties as well,” Grinder said.
A motion to approve the variance was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote. The board did not record an individual roll-call tally in the transcript.
The variance approval allows the developer to replat the additional lots and continuing construction of new single-family homes in the area; Grinder characterized it as supportive of continued housing infill.
