Development News for Durant, Oklahoma

Durant Board of Adjustments Approves Variances for Four-Lot Subdivision

The Board of Adjustments considered a request for variances from the Durant Municipal Code 156.035, specifically regarding frontage and lot size requirements, to allow for the subdivision of a single parcel containing four existing, habitable residences into four separate legal lots. The applicant sought to address an issue where the properties' addresses were not on individual lots, preventing independent sale or financing, and that the current configuration of four residences on one lot is non-conforming with the city's code allowing only one habitable structure per lot. The board discussed the four statutory questions for variance approval, noting that strict application would create hardship, the conditions are peculiar to this property due to its historical development, granting the variance would not cause substantial detriment, and the request is the minimum necessary. The board also discussed potential implications for similar future cases and the need to detail variances for each lot individually, including specific dimension requirements for lots one, two, three, and four, and the potential adjustment of lot lines to keep driveways within specific lots. The motion to approve included specific dimensions for each proposed lot and noted that the specifics of each variance would be designed to meet these dimension requirements.