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BZA approves shared-driveway variance and lot split for 2972 George Road
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing a shared driveway and a lot split for 2972 George Road after staff read a Butler County engineer letter recommending a shared access; both motions passed unanimously by a three-member board.
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously to approve a variance allowing a shared driveway and to approve a lot split for 2972 George Road.
A county engineering letter read into the record said the proposed new driveway for parcel G3210021000004 "will not be approved by the county" because it could be too close to a guardrail and would not meet the county's minimum site-distance requirement; the letter recommended the new lot share the existing driveway. The letter identified Jacob Litch as the Butler County stormwater inspector and included a recommendation that the property owner execute a cross-access agreement with the adjacent driveway owner.
The board also had a written agreement presented that states: "I, Mike Rack, grant permission to access of a shared driveway and also utility easement to Trevor Rack" for the submitted plat; the agreement specifies that maintenance of the shared driveway will be a 50/50 responsibility.
After the county concerns were entered into the record and the applicant was sworn and testified about meter pit and utility placement, a board member moved to approve a variance for a shared driveway on safety grounds related to sight lines and utility locations. The motion was recorded on case number BZA MT BZA-0531 and passed on a roll call vote with Jeff Griffith, Mr. Gaines and Tony Reinhardt voting yes (3–0).
The board then approved the lot split (case MTZLS-04272026) by unanimous vote; members congratulated the applicant at the conclusion of the votes. The board asked staff to ensure the recorded plat shows road frontage and to update the deed with the easement once paperwork is complete.
The county letter and the shared-driveway easement are part of the case record; the letter includes a Butler County contact number for follow-up. The board also requested staff provide the county's minimum site-distance standard for the record.
Next steps: staff was asked to file the recorded documents (including the cross-access agreement and deed/easement updates) with the case folder and to follow up with the county engineer on technical site-distance data.
