Surveyor asks for variance as Damron Drive right-of-way remains unclear

Danny Burns of Horizon Land Surveying told the board he was asking for approval of a minor plat and an associated variance so his client, Mr. Clayton, could obtain a building permit for a lot with access from Damron Drive. "I'm Danny Burns with Horizon Land Surveying and, here to represent mister Clayton on this 1," Burns said, adding the property is "gonna be in the flood zone" and that the applicants will do dirt work to raise the site.

Burns said he and others are uncertain whether Damron Drive is a formally dedicated public right-of-way. "We don't know if Damron Drive is public right away or kinda what's going on that situation," he said, and noted the road was paved decades ago and is used as a public street. A city staff member identified in the discussion as Daryl said the road "was probably never dedicated right away" after being paved with late-1990s funding, though he said the city accepted what was there when the area came into the city.

Burns told the board the parcel already has utilities nearby — a water line ending at a fire hydrant and overhead electric — and that this would be the last structure on that stretch of road. After discussion about access points and the existing prescriptive use of the roadway, the Chair moved to grant the variance; the motion was seconded and carried. The transcript does not record a numerical vote tally.

The approval clears the applicant to move toward obtaining a building permit, subject to any subsequent permitting and site-elevation work required to address flood-zone concerns. The transcript does not specify next administrative steps, conditions attached to the approval, or a timeline for permitting.