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Owner seeks to create 0.5-acre flag lot; commission advises survey then rezoning
Summary
A property owner described plans to split roughly 0.5 acre from an AG-1 parcel and asked whether that portion could be rezoned to R-1/R-2 while leaving the remainder AG-1; planning staff advised establishing the lot by survey before pursuing rezoning and discussed potential tax and procedure implications.
An owner addressed the Planning and Zoning Commission to seek feedback on creating a roughly 0.5-acre flag lot from an AG-1 parcel and attaching that small parcel to adjacent R-1/R-2 zoning across the street. The presenter said the parcel is "just shy of 4 acres" and that he wanted to sell approximately 0.5 acre to his son rather than the full 1-acre minimum required under AG-1. He said the larger barn on the parcel would mostly be removed and that the house would be placed on the new smaller parcel.
Planning staff and the chair advised the owner that the usual sequence is to establish the lot (survey/mylar lot-line adjustment) and then pursue rezoning, noting that a survey will be required and that the mortgage company must sign a release before the division proceeds. The owner said his mortgage company process could take about 12 weeks. He also raised tax concerns, saying rezoning to R-1/R-2 would make the land more valuable and increase taxes; staff did not dispute the tax observation but framed next steps as procedural (survey, mylar, then formal rezoning/public hearing if pursued).
