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that he planned to put in two separate driveways which would run up the property line, with one on each side. That, he said, would eliminate the necessity for easements to the back lots.
Commissioner William Wickens called the 265 foot pipestem proposed in the plat “horrendous . . . bad planning and bad for the community,” but added that the ordinance has no provision to prohibit such a design.
Rev. Scott explained that he chose the design to give the two back lots maximum privacy, while also eliminating the necessity of providing an easement thorough the front lot.
Mr. Wickens told Rev. Scott that the town’s subdivision ordinance, as written, has several provisions which might make the request difficult to grant. It requires, he said, that any subdivision be provided with a 50-foot right-of-way for a road, as well as streets, sidewalks and gutters.
Right now, Zoning Administrator John McCarthy pointed out, the highway department has only easements on Piedmont Ave., rather than owning the land on which the road was built. “Rev. Scott owns the land to the middle of the pavement, and so does the property owner on the other side.”
Mr. Reynolds noted that the town’s subdivision ordinance, as written, states that roads
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