Family Division Waiver Request for Hannah Weeks
June 29, 2026
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The Frame
The approval of this waiver would allow the applicant to bypass standard subdivision requirements to create a new residential parcel for a family member, subject to specific size and access regulations.
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Hannah Weeks
She is the intended recipient of the three-acre parcel for her permanent residence.
Applicant
The applicant is seeking a waiver to subdivide their property for a family member.
Last recorded activity June 29, 2026.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The applicant requests a waiver to transfer three acres of land to their daughter, Hannah Weeks, for a permanent residence.
- The proposed residence includes a separate driveway access.
- Under LDC 2.16.1.B(10), parcels of record as of January 1, 1992, may be subdivided for immediate family members.
- In Farmland Preservation Areas, new and parent tracts must be at least three acres.
- In Rural Lands outside Farmland Preservation Areas, new and parent tracts must be at least one acre.
- In Urban Areas, Low Residential parcels over two acres may be divided at a density of one unit per gross acre.
- Immediate family is defined as grandparent, parent, stepparent, adopted parent, sibling, child, stepchild, adopted child, or grandchild.
- A parcel of record cannot be divided more than three times as a family division.
- Shared access to a road must be at least 40 feet wide via deed or easement.
- No parcel created by family division may be sold within five years of transfer, except in the event of the recipient's death.
- Recipients may transfer ownership to a spouse during the five-year holding period as tenants in common with rights of survivorship.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can the new parcel be sold immediately after the transfer?
Who qualifies as 'immediate family' for this type of land division?
Why It Matters
The approval of this waiver would allow the applicant to bypass standard subdivision requirements to create a new residential parcel for a family member, subject to specific size and access regulations.
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Family Division Restrictions
The code explicitly prevents the sale of family-divided land for five years to prevent speculative development under the guise of family housing.
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