TO: Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A.Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
THROUGH: Brandon C. Creagan, LEED Green Associate; Chief, Current Development
FROM: Michael Hill, Planner, Current Development
DATE: March 26, 2025
SUBJECT: John & Kara Gillespie’s Request for Affidavit of Exemption (AOE) Approval with Dedications to the County for the KNJ AOE [AOE-23-10-02 / 2003050066-95328]
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It is requested that herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of April 8th 2025.
BACKGROUND
KMA Engineering & Surveying LLC, on behalf of John and Kara Gillespie, applied for an Affidavit of Exemption (AOE). The project consists of three (3) lots on 19.80 acres of land located east of 74th Avenue, south of 4th Street, north of 1st Street SW, and west of 66th Avenue (see Attachment 1). The property is zoned A-1, Agricultural-1 (up to 1 unit/5 acres), and has an AG-1, Agriculture-1 (up to 1 unit/5 acres) future land use designation.
During the AOE development review process, Public Works staff indicated that a limited access easement would be required along the project’s 1st Street SW frontage. The purpose of the limited access easement is to control the number of driveway connections to the publicly owned and maintained rights-of-way (1st Street SW). Dedication of the limited access easements to the Board will allow the County to enforce the use of the common driveway connections to 1st Street SW for all lots within the KNJ AOE.
Normally, an AOE may be approved at the staff level; however, the dedication of the 5’ limited access easement and a 30' ROW (Tract A) dedication requires Board acceptance. Once accepted by the Board, staff may concurrently approve the AOE, and the appropriate documents may be recorded in the public records.
ANALYSIS
The recordable KNJ Farms AOE plan accurately depicts the required limited access easement. The proposed layout of the AOE has been reviewed by staff, including Public Works, and is acceptable. Also, the language dedication has been reviewed and approved by the County Attorney’s office. The Board may now consider acceptance of the dedications from the property owner as part of the AOE approval.
BUDGETARY IMPACT
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTIONS
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POTENTIAL FUTURE BOARD ACTIONS
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STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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OTHER PLAN ALIGNMENT
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners accept the dedication of the limited access easements and authorize the chairman to execute the KNJ Affidavit of Exemption.