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for family subdivisions to give children land to build a house on, but not for family subdivisions to resell.”
“The family subdivision bothers me more than any other provision of this ordinance,” said Phil Irwin, founder and past president of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection and a regular monitor of Planning Commission meetings for more than a decade. “It's a loophole for an awful lot of substandard lots that are given to children and immediately, the ownership changes.” Even if the intent is not to circumvent subdivision controls, marriages break up or a job requires relocation, Mr. Irwin noted. “We have countless examples of two-acre parcels (created through the family subdivision exception) with houses on them lived in by people who have no relation to the family that originally subdivided the parcels.”
“State law requires us to have this in here. We’re complying with state law and taking what gray area we can,” Mr. Miller responded. “But I agree with what you’re saying. I do think there have been abuses. ”
“It’s true,” agreed Bobby Carter. “People do turn those lots over and sell them. But they can do it only once,” he said, referring to the one-time limitation on receipt of a lot created through the family exception. “Why do you begrudge them that?”
“I feel this new section will stop a lot of the abuse. Now they’ll have to hang on to the land for at least a year,” said Lorraine Early. “I think
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