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Warrick County board approves minor-subdivision frontage variance for Coleman family with hold-harmless condition
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Summary
The board granted a variance so Randy and Cheryl Coleman can split a 44-acre parcel and convey roughly 2.5 acres to a family member, imposing a recorded hold-harmless agreement and standard conditions including permits and minor-subdivision approval.
The Warrick County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance that will let Randy and Cheryl Coleman divide a 44-acre property so a family member can build on a roughly 2.5-acre lot, subject to conditions including a recorded hold-harmless agreement.
Staff told the board the existing parcel lacks the 50-foot road frontage required for a two-lot split; the Coleman application proposed lots with roughly 75 feet of frontage split between the parcels. Applicant Randy Coleman explained the request is intended to allow a son to build near higher ground on the property and that the existing mobile home on the lot would be removed.
Board members discussed alternatives, including buying additional frontage from an adjoining neighbor or building a new access road, and noted building a road would be costly. The board also noted prior precedent for similar variances and confirmed that the permit would expire in six months unless building permits and approvals were obtained.
The board voted to approve the variance, subject to the minor-subdivision approval, execution and recording of a hold-harmless agreement, compliance with Warrick County ordinances, and any required permits and utility easements. Staff agreed to email the hold-harmless draft to the applicants for execution and recording.
Next step: the applicants must finalize and record the hold-harmless agreement and obtain the subdivision and building permits within the statutory period.
