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Vote on a request to approve Joyce A. Remick, Trustee for a subdivision variance from the Subdivision Regulation, Section 7.4 B, (3), on parcel #70513 located off Andrews Store Road, SR-1528, to allow a sixth lot be served by a private easement.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Request by Joyce A. Remick, Trustee for a subdivision variance from the Subdivision Regulation, Section 7.4 B, (3), on parcel #70513 located off Andrews Store Road, SR-1528, to allow a sixth lot be served by a private easement.
Introduction & Background:
Zoning: R-1
Watershed: WSIV-PA / JLBA
Water: Private well
Sewer: Private septic system and repair area
Floodable: No
Parcel #70513 was created in 1996 as part of a major subdivision process to create 8 residential lots on 12 acres on the north side of S. R. 1728, Andrews Store Road in Baldwin Township. The Board of Commissioners approved Baldwin Farm Subdivision on 10/16/95 and the plat was recorded in 1996. See attachment # 2. The request that was before the Board in 1995 was to allow five (5) of the lots to be accessed by a private easement; two (2) lots to have direct state road frontage with their driveways off Andrews Store Road; and one (1) additional flag lot with ownership on Andrews Store Road. See Lots 1 - 8 on Plat Slide 96, Page 124, attachment # 2. As shown on the plat, Lots 1 and 2 were flag lots with each lot having 30 feet of ownership on Andrews Store Road. Lots 3, 5, & 6 were proposed to have a private easement over and across the two flag lots for ingress, egress, and installation of utilities. The private easement was proposed to serve five (5) lots, #'s 1, 2, 3, 5, & 6. Section 6.4 B (2) of the pre-2008 Subdivision Regulation stated "Three (3) subdivision lots may be allowed provided that every lot has frontage on a perpetual easement not less than thirty (30) feet in width that meets a public road". The Developer requested to be allowed to provide access to five lots with a priv...
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