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Commission approves lot split and waivers for Prosper Farms; staff granted lot‑size and slope waivers
Summary
Fitchburg planning staff recommended and the commission approved a CSM and rezoning for Prosper Farms that creates a roughly 2‑acre residential lot and a small‑lot agricultural parcel; the commission granted waivers for lot size and slope criteria and approved recorded easements and claims handling.
The Fitchburg Plan Commission approved a certified survey map and rezoning for a Prosper Farms parcel adjacent to the Casimas Ranch project, granting waivers staff recommended for lot size and slope criteria.
Planning staff (Diana) explained the applicant proposes a low‑density residential lot created under the rural residential development criteria (RRDC) and a small‑lot agricultural (AS) parcel for associated farm use. The proposed residential lot is approximately 2 acres, larger than the RRDC preferred 1.5 acres, so the applicant requested a waiver for lot size. Staff also documented slope conditions and recommended a waiver for slope criteria written into the CSM conditions; staff noted the steepest measured segments are around 20% in the worst places.
Diana said the subdivision requires use of one RRDC claim and an affidavit that retires and assigns the appropriate claims to the parcels. She described two easements in the packet: a joint driveway easement for shared access and an equipment/access easement to reach fields behind the proposed lots. The applicant confirmed there would be no new driveways and said the residential lot will share the existing farm access.
An applicant representative said the project team met on site and the general contractor recommended keeping the house location to reduce cost and avoid potential sewer gravity‑flow problems if the house were moved. "We did meet on‑site with the general contractor and our engineer who recommended keeping it where it was to reduce cost and, there was a potential issue with gravity flow if it was relocated," the representative said.
Staff recommended approval of the rezone, waivers and CSM; the commission voted by voice to approve the certified survey map and the rezoning/conditions. The record shows the commission approved the motions by voice vote; no roll‑call tallies were provided.
Next steps: staff will record required affidavits assigning claims and the recorded easements and finalize the certified survey map for recording.
