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Council member raises concern about sketch plat, unpermitted work in AV zone
Summary
During approval of planning commission minutes, a council member said a sketch plat on Mason may be creating substandard lots and warned of unpermitted clearing and structures in an AV zone; planning staff said sketch plat approvals should not allow construction and preliminary plat triggers permitting.
A council member (S3) urged the board to watch a sketch plat on Mason that he said appears to be producing substandard lots and to be cautious about a proposed variance on Troutman where he observed unpermitted clearing and structures in an AV zone.
"It looks like we're making substandard lots there," S3 said, questioning whether the development was proceeding under a condo or sketch-plat process. He added concern that "we have people moving in and building unpermitted structures in a v zone and then coming back trying to get approval on it," and asked the board to avoid setting a bad precedent.
Planning-related staff (S4) replied that sketch plats should not permit cutting or construction and that preliminary plat approval is where construction plans and permitting are reviewed. Staff said they occasionally allow limited clearing but that full construction should not occur before preliminary plat approval. The board restored the original motion to approve the planning commission minutes after those clarifications and carried the motion by voice vote.
No formal enforcement action or specific applicant names were recorded in the meeting minutes; the council member asked that the matter be monitored.
