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Plan Commission approves Certified Survey Map transferring former well-house parcel to Robinsons at 12775 Green Meadow Place
Summary
The Plan Commission recommended approval of a Certified Survey Map that merges the former well-house parcel with 12775 Green Meadow Place after the Meadows of the Grove Water Trust wound down operations; the Board of Appeals previously approved a variance to allow the structure to remain as a yard maintenance building.
The Elm Grove Plan Commission on May 4 recommended approval of a Certified Survey Map that will transfer the parcel that contains a former well-house to adjacent owners Jonathan and Susan Robinson at 12775 Green Meadow Place.
Zoning Administrator Ethan Sowl said the Meadows of the Grove Water Trust — which is dissolving — will convey the parcel to the Robinsons so the combined property will receive a single tax key and avoid creating an additional tax parcel. Tom Harrigan, Village Manager, said Mark Ehlinger, president of the Water Trust, was present and helped shepherd the process. Ehlinger noted the parcel contains a large transformer, and that one adjacent owner had declined an earlier plan to split the southern portion of the parcel because of that equipment.
Sowl said the Robinsons have received Board of Appeals approval for a variance to allow continued use of the well-house structure as a yard maintenance building; Trustee Jennifer Stuckert and others said that once lots are combined by a CSM they cannot be split again, and a legal opinion confirmed the merged parcel cannot be re-subdivided into separate buildable lots. Ehlinger said the Robinsons had incurred nearly $12,000 in fees related to the process and will acquire the parcel for nominal consideration. Zoning Administrator Sowl confirmed the well is capped and that most former Water Trust infrastructure has been abandoned in place.
Mr. Cashin moved to recommend approval of the Certified Survey Map under § 305-8; Lisa Becker seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Staff noted the practical maintenance obligations that will accompany the irregularly shaped parcel and said code enforcement would apply to the owner of the combined lot going forward.
