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Greentop Street owner withdraws lot-division request after staff cites ordinance banning new substandard lots

Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) · December 9, 2025
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Summary

An owner seeking to divide a Greentop Street lot into two substandard parcels withdrew the application after staff cited Article 3.04 of the county zoning ordinance, which prohibits creating substandard lots; the owner said he will return with a setback-variance request.

Matthew Carmen, a property owner, asked the Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance that would allow him to divide a recorded lot on Greentop Street into two smaller lots that would not meet current R-2 zoning minimums. Carmen said the proposed subdivision would match the existing lot pattern in the neighborhood and argued the change would improve the area’s housing character.

A staff reviewer told the…

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