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Petition Submitted by Cash Smith and Cathleen Smith for Hardship Relief From Subdivision Regulations for Property Located on Thrasher Avenue
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
This subject property (Key No1308230) is an AG (Agricultural) parcel lying on Thrasher Ave. The applicants, Cash Smith and Cathleen Smith, submitted a Class C Subdivision application to create four (4) parcels from the approximate 14.2 +/- acre parcel: Lot 1 (3.72 acres), Lot 2 (3.51 acres), Lot 3 (3.50 acres), and Lot 4 (3.46 acres).
Chapter 26, Article I, Section 26-3(e) Class C (4) of the Hernando County Code of Ordinances requires that a Class C Subdivision must meet the following:
1. Each lot must meet all applicable county development rules and be approved by the county.
Appendix A, Article IV, Section 6, Subsection A(6)iii. of the Hernando County Code of Ordinances provides that AG (Agricultural) parcels existing prior to January 1, 1990, may be used as follows:
iii. The subdivision of a minimum ten-acre parcel into a maximum of four (4) parcels each having a minimum lot size of two and one-half (21/2) acres (including rights-of-way and access tracts) will be allowed, provided the county development and subdivision regulations are met.
The proposed parcels do not meet the above requirements, as it is not a parent parcel existing prior to January 1, 1990. So, the parcel subdivision was denied. As a result, the petitioners filed a Petition for Relief from Hardship, seeking the Board's approval for relief from the requirement.
Should the Board determine that a hardship is warranted, Section 26-3(f) of the Hernando County Code of Ordinances requires compliance with items (1) through (3) listed in the Legal Note, and the Board should authorize the Chairman's signature upon the approval resolution, which will be recorded in the official records.
Likewise, if the petition for hardship is denied, the Board should authorize the Chairman's signature on the denial resolution.
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