(A) The County Board of Commissioners are hereby authorized, and empowered, to grant exemptions to the terms of this subchapter, as will not be contrary to the public interest, where, owing to special conditions fully demonstrated on the basis of the facts presented, strict compliance with specific provisions of this subchapter will result in extreme practical difficulties, or undue misuse of property.
(B) The following are exemptions that the County Board of Commissioners have agreed to authorize, provided the exceptions are not for new residential construction:
(1) Utility exemption. In the case of the division of property under 200 square feet for the sole purpose of a public utility company’s equipment placement;
(2) Agricultural exemption. In the case of the division of property for the sole purpose of agriculture under the ten acre threshold. The deed of transfer needs to reflect that the property herein described will only be used for agricultural use, and no residential construction;
(3) Existing home exemption. Existing houses with a permanent foundation constructed prior to previous subdivision ordinances, and currently in a livable state, may be divided off from the parent parcel with a minimum of one acre going with the home; and/or
(4) Adjoining property owner exemption. In the case of the division of property for the sole purpose of selling to an adjoining property owner with no intention of building a residence under the ten acre threshold. The deed of transfer needs to reflect that the property herein described, when added to the adjacent property, will only be used for a single residential structure.
(Ord. 2018-03, passed 7-2-2018)