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Draft family-division rule would let owners gift 1-acre parcels to relatives but propose 5-acre residual
Summary
Staff proposed a family-division ordinance allowing 1-acre minimum gifts to specified relatives (including nieces/nephews) and an exemption from central-water requirements, while requiring the remaining (residual) parcel to be at least 5 acres; commissioners asked about hardship relief, appeals and grandfathering.
Planning staff described a family-division draft that would permit transfers to immediate family members (expanded to include nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles) with a minimum new parcel size of one acre and a required residual parcel of no less than five acres. Mr. Wade said the draft requires a notarized affidavit and deed reference to show the transfer is to an immediate family member and not intended to circumvent subdivision law.
"Minimum acreage ... was 1 acre," Mr. Wade said, and he added, "Residual parcel must be contain no less than 5 acres." Commissioners tested numeric examples (for instance, splitting eight acres into two four-acre gifts) and discussed whether applicants could seek hardship waivers or appeal administrative denials. Staff recommended soliciting public comment on a proposed 5-acre residual and returning with options to protect existing landowners and to define an appeal or hardship process.
