The planning commission approved primary and secondary plats for four subdivision applications at its meeting, offering favorable recommendations with conditions related to health‑department approval, floodplain compliance, easements and waivers of major‑subdivision rules in several cases.
Staff described the West Duggar Avenue matter (docket 77) as a proposed replat of roughly 90.47 acres into five lots and a companion rezoning request to change a portion of the property from C4 (commercial office) to A1 (agricultural). Staff recommended waiver of major‑subdivision rules to process it as a minor subdivision and offered a favorable recommendation, noting that sanitary sewer is not available, public water is available, certain easements (including for Wabash Valley Electric Company and a crude‑oil pipeline) traverse the property and health‑department approval and recordation within 90 days are required. Staff also noted soil borings may be needed to determine septic viability for some lots; the applicant’s representative asked staff to clarify whether borings are required prior to subdivision recording.
For Foster Subdivision (docket 65), staff reported the parent tract along Old Royce Road would split into two lots; sanitary sewer and public water are available but the site lies in a FEMA special flood‑hazard area. Staff sought waiver of major‑subdivision rules and recommended approval subject to BZA approvals and recording within 90 days.
Redemption Subdivision (docket 69) proposed five lots in a 0.806‑acre area bounded by South Center Street, Washington Avenue and South Seventh Street. Staff said sanitary sewer and public water are available but several new lots do not meet minimum lot size; board zoning approvals, drainage and erosion control plans and addressing corrections were noted as conditions. The petitioner’s attorney reported that the zoning appeals, variances and special uses were unanimously approved earlier that morning.
Huge Storage (docket 78) covered a 25.21‑acre parent tract at 3655 South 14½ Street to be divided into three lots to separate commercial and residential uses; staff noted portions of the site lie in a flood zone, that Lot 2 currently uses septic while sewers serve other portions, and that a fence and gravel road encroachments will be the owner’s responsibility to resolve. Staff recommended approval subject to drainage/erosion‑control plan approval, bonding if needed, rezoning and any variances.
Commissioners moved and the commission approved the plats by voice vote. Staff recorded several repeated instructions: health‑department approval where sanitary sewer is unavailable, flood‑damage‑prevention ordinance compliance for new construction in special‑flood‑hazard areas, depiction and recording of easements referenced in deed records, and that waivers of major‑subdivision rules were being granted based on staff’s determination that the new lots and intended uses would not overburden infrastructure.
The approvals are recommendations and will be followed by required filings, health‑department clearances and any BZA or rezoning actions before final development can proceed.