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Neighbors press concerns as county weighs variance to allow more units, emergency egress at Palmer Gulch Road
Summary
A large public hearing over developer Russell Johnson's request to exceed the county's '40-unit' limit on a dead-end road and to record an emergency egress easement produced strong neighborhood opposition, legal questions about private easements and a continuation to May 19 for more negotiation and drafting.
Russell Johnson, a local developer, asked the Pennington County Commission for a variance to allow more-than-40 dwelling units on a currently dead-end segment of Palmer Gulch Road and to record an emergency egress easement that he said would provide a second access for emergency ingress and egress. Johnson told the commission he would absorb the cost to create a two-way, all-weather emergency corridor and said he had gathered letters of support from local residents and Hill City officials.
"We're creating something that doesn't exist," Johnson said, describing a recorded 33-foot-wide easement with a 20-foot improved surface and an unlocked gate the local fire department…
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