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said John McCarthy. Chances are almost nonexistent for getting another request for three clustered dwelling units from a landowner with 780 acres, he added, describing Mr. Dwyer’s circumstances as “pretty close to unique.”
As to including additional specific standards in the zoning ordinance for clustered development, Mr. McCarthy questioned what purpose would be served. “I think you have all the discretion you need in this ordinance right now,” he said. Even in a case like Mr. Dwyer’s, where the developer has no intention of actually subdividing land but intends to retain ownership of the property with the clustered dwelling units, the ordinance gives the county authority to require roads built to state standards to serve the units, should they number more than three, the zoning administrator noted.
While stopping short of saying approval would create a precedent for clustered subdivisions, Mr. Miller did agree that the county would “have difficulty” denying a similar type development.
“You have to use your discretion on individual cases,” Mr. McCarthy insisted. “You can’t write an ordinance that will cover every single case to come before you,” he said, repeating that this discretionary power would allow the county to approve Mr. Dwyer’s special exception application for more than one dwelling unit on a lot while denying a clustered subdivision proposal for 10, 20 or 30 residences that maintained the same one-unit-per-25-acre density.
“Are you in a big hurry?” Commissioner Fannon questioned, telling Mr. Dwyer that he asked because “the way I feel right now, you don’t have my vote.”
“I wish we could have about a month. . . ” added Commissioner Krebser.
Mr. McCarthy interjected that the Board of Supervisors has 120 days from the Planning Commission’s public hearing to act on Mr. Dwyer’s application.
With that news, Commissioner Krebser proposed - and his fellow commissioners agreed - to defer a recommendation until next month’s meeting, in time for the supervisors
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