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Plan commission approves conditional lot split for Panero/Estep properties
Summary
The Plan Commission approved a conditional lot split that creates two new buildable sites on the Estep parcel and preserves a non-buildable rectangle to be transferred and consolidated; commissioners required return to the board if access is changed to Dorman Avenue.
Archie Crouch, a planning consultant representing Diana Estep, presented a request to divide the Estep property and transfer a non-buildable rectangle from the neighboring Panero parcel so the two properties could be consolidated and resubdivided. Crouch said the proposed division would create two new buildable lots, each with about 63 feet of frontage on Dorman Avenue (the minimum frontage is 60 feet), and leave the remainder of the Panero parcel as a buildable tract the owner may use later.
Commissioners questioned how the lots would be served. Crouch described a single shared driveway and said utilities would need separate easements; he said there are currently no utilities running up the slope and that sewer and water taps will have to be designed to satisfy the city. One commissioner warned about emergency-service access and the steep, blind corner on Dorman Avenue; several commissioners said that if the owner seeks access changes that would put traffic on Dorman, she must return to the commission for approval.
Board members raised deed-based constraints: Crouch said the Panero deed contains an easement allowing Robinson Drive access for Panero but that language limits adding additional lots that use Robinson. Commissioners noted the current configuration is effectively grandfathered but that creating new lots could trigger stricter frontage and access requirements. Crouch said the proposal would result in a total of three buildable sites unless a formal road and subdivision were created.
A motion to approve the lot split passed on a voice vote. The approval carries a condition that any change of vehicular access (specifically an attempt to use Dorman Avenue in place of Robinson Drive) or new development requiring different access must return to the commission for review; site-plan and utility requirements remain administrative and must be met through city processes before building can occur.
The commission did not record a roll-call vote with tallies in the transcript; the motion carried on voice vote.
