Some of you may understand consolidation of property and
some not. The term can be used in a few
different ways but what I’m talking about is the consolidation of adjacent lots
into one property for the purposes of ownership and taxation. Many homes in Breezy Point have multiple
lots. Sometimes the home is built across
two lots. Other times additional
property is just an adjoining lot.
Combining these lots is something that is required when a
building permit is issued. Combining
lots results in one property tax statement rather than two or more. Once consolidated the property can’t be
divided again unless a formal subdivision is accomplished. It is also important to combine lots when the
issue of impervious surfaces becomes an issue.
Generally speaking any hard surface that sheds water is an impervious
surface. In areas such as ours where
water quality is very important limiting the amount of runoff limits the amount
of potential contaminants that can enter a waterway. The city and other jurisdictions limit the
amount of impervious surface through zoning codes.
This past fall Breezy Point Resort had made application for
a maintenance and dormitory facility.
This required a conditional use permit and the question of impervious
coverage became an issue. The existing facility
had met the impervious coverage standards but with an expansion of the facility
additional land was needed to be added to the property. Several adjacent lots were owned or available
to address the standards for impervious coverage but not consolidated into one
lot.
As a condition of the conditional use permit providing for
the expansion of the building, the
property had to be consolidated. Typically
this is done administratively with a form requesting the consolidation of the
properties, providing the properties originate from the same plat. In this instance the property to be combined
had one lot in a different plat. Administratively
combining the lots was not possible so a re-plat of the property needed to
occur. A new plat was developed and
presented for approval called the Breezy Point Resort M & H Complex. The plat was approved by the city council and
can now be recorded as a new plat within the city of Breezy Point.
