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Commission recommends variance to frontage requirement after debate over process and safety
Summary
The commission recommended a variance to the subdivision frontage rule for a difficult Highway 20 parcel after a lengthy procedural debate about whether approving a variance before a plat is appropriate and whether public‑safety findings can be made without a formal plat.
The Idaho Falls Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend a variance from the subdivision ordinance’s lot‑frontage requirement for a uniquely shaped R‑3A parcel near Highway 20 and Science Center Drive, after an extended deliberation about whether it is appropriate to grant such a variance before a full preliminary or final plat is submitted.
The application: The applicant (represented by Clint Jolene of Digital Eve) asked the commission to allow internal lots that would not meet the code’s typical 50‑foot frontage on a dedicated public street because the parcel’s topography, rock outcroppings and proximity to highway ramps make standard frontage and public‑street dedication infeasible. The parcel currently has cross‑access easements and access…
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