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Commission approves family-subdivision variance at 151 Tiva Road after tie vote
Summary
Commissioners approved a variance allowing a split at 151 Tiva Road to enable a homestead exemption; applicant Laverne Davis said the split would let her brother keep the home where he has lived for over 40 years. The motion faced a 2–2 tie and the presiding officer broke the tie to carry the approval.
The planning commission approved a variance that will allow the subdivision of a parcel at 151 Tiva Road so the parties may claim a family homestead exemption despite not meeting the 100-foot road-frontage requirement. Staff said the proposed road frontage is roughly 21.93 feet and that the applicant meets the acreage requirement for a family subdivision; the variance is specifically from the road-frontage requirement.
Applicant Laverne Davis described the property history, saying the lot was willed to three children and that the split would let her brother continue living in the house he has occupied for about 44 years. "My number 1 priority is for my brother not to have to leave that property," Davis said. After discussion about driveway access, potential drainage work and whether a new driveway would meet spacing standards, the commission took a show-of-hands vote that resulted in a 2–2 split; the presiding officer broke the tie and the motion to approve the variance carried.
