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JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – Members of the county regional planning commission approved several agenda items Monday evening, mostly dealing with minor lot subdivisions. These included a lot combination approval for the Vernon Combs subdivision at Mariner Point Road, as well as a minor lot subdivision for Tyler Brammer on Branam Road and one for Pam Campbell at Sparks Lane and Old Middlesboro Highway. Watch the meeting on demand HERE from WLAF’s Matthew Moore.
Also approved was a new easement for Roger Davis on a minor lot subdivision on Perry Smith Lane. It was the final plat approval. The easement has been inspected by County Planner Jordan Rockwell and Road Superintendent Ron Dilbeck and according to Rockwell, it meets the county’s standards. The approval was on the requirement that a property owner maintenance agreement of some kind is provided. “We need to see that before we sign off on it,” Rockwell said.
Planning commission members also heard road concerns from Roger Peters who lives on Carp Lane near Shanghai Marina. According to Peters, the road he lives on has been destroyed by the construction in the area and he and other homeowners on the road are “looking for some help on getting the road repaired.” Around 10 to 12 houses are located in the area. The road in question is about a half mile long. It is not a county road and is not maintained by the county, though according to Peters, it had “been maintained in the past.” He also said it was a public right of way and is used by the public.
“Even some gravel and any maintenance so people can get out there would be great,” Peters said.
The road is quite narrow and for it to be “accepted by the county, it would have to be up to county standards,” according to Rockwell, who asked the opinion of planning commission attorney Reid Troutman. Troutman said he believed it could be “partially maintained by the county, without ever adopting it as an acceptable county road or having the responsibility to bring it up to standards.” He however, also said it was a “Campbell County Commission issue, and he deferred to the commission and county attorney Joe Coker.
Planning commission members advised Peters to speak more with the road superintendent, as well as the county attorney on what it would take to bring it up to “acceptable standards” and to look into special tax assessments in which the cost of bringing it up to those standards would be assessed only to the homeowners living on the road. County commissioner and planning committee member Scottie Kitts also said he would bring it up before the workshop for the commission, as well to Ron Dilbeck and the county attorney.
Final business discussed was minimal lot size and sewer system information regarding a proposed lot subdivision and its number of allowed lots. There was discussion on whether to change the minimum lot size regulations for subdivisions with sewer systems using public utilities versus privately held public utilities or private sewer systems. Currently the minimum lot requirement is for 20,000 square feet. This is a requirement so that if the sewer system ever went down or failed outright, then homeowners would have room to install a septic system.
Brief discussion was held on whether to grant a variance for the developer to have lots at 15,000 square feet. Several planning commission members, including Rusty Orick, Ralph Davis and Marie Ayers said they felt it should stay at 20,000 square feet. “If we do it this way, those with 20,000 square foot lots can put in a septic system worse case scenario,” Davis said. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 06/08/2021-6AM)