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Coats allows water taps for six‑lot subdivision at 541 Delma Grimes Rd without annexation
Summary
The board approved water connections for a six‑lot minor subdivision at 541 Delma Grimes Rd (1.5‑acre lots) without requiring annexation; the developer must install a 2" waterline extension, provide a maintenance easement, and customers will pay outside (double) tap rates.
The board voted to allow water connections for a minor subdivision at 541 Delma Grimes Road zoned Agricultural, consisting of six conforming 1.5‑acre lots, without requiring annexation. Planning Board staff recommended the approach to avoid issues created by a private driveway (maintenance and trash service) while ensuring the town can maintain water infrastructure via a dedicated easement.
Manager Nick Holcomb said the town would be paid for the taps and customers would be charged the outside, double rate; the developer must install a 2" waterline extension and grant an easement that allows town maintenance without assuming responsibility for the private driveway. The motion to allow connections without annexation passed unanimously (motion by Mayor Pro Tem Marc Powell; second by Commissioner Shirley Allen).
The board’s decision prioritizes access to town water for the proposed lots while keeping the properties outside town limits; conditions were set to protect the town’s ability to maintain the extension.
