Commissioners deny variance request to subdivide parcel fronting paper Smith Road
After debate about precedent, road adoption costs and flag‑lot concerns, the court voted 3–2 to deny a developer's request to replat a ~4.5–5 acre parcel so newly created lots would front a 40‑foot paper road rather than a paved roadway.
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The court considered a variance request to split an approximately 4.5–5 acre parcel along Smith Road into smaller lots that would front a 40‑foot paper road rather than a currently unadopted, paved county road. County staff said the county subdivision order requires new lots to front a paved road, though staff proposed a conditional compromise requiring each new lot to dedicate an additional 10 feet of frontage to reach a 60‑foot right‑of‑way if the road is adopted later.
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