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10 -15 -90 Planning Board 11inutes <br />case, the issue was lot size. Lots had been <br />created by deeding a series of 25 -foot wide <br />strips. In may cases, four strips were combined <br />for a lot width of 100 -feet and lot area of <br />36,000 square feet. Some of the combinations <br />occurred after the zoning was adopted for Cheeks <br />Township. A citizen with a 36,000 square foot <br />lot was denied a variance. The staff considered <br />rezoning the area to R2, as it was in a <br />Transition Area. However, application criteria <br />for the R2 district require that the lots be <br />served by both public water and public sewer. <br />Perry Hill is served only by public water. <br />Scearbo pointed out that this was one of the <br />issues which lead to the recent proposed <br />amendment to the Subdivision Regulations (Lot <br />Standards). That amendment would have allowed <br />lots served by public water and septic tanks to <br />contain 30,000 square feet. Under existing <br />regulations, there was no rezoning solution <br />available to.Perry Hills. (Perry Hills was late <br />resolved through additional information related <br />to the lot -of- record.) <br />Much discussions ensued. <br />Waddell asked how often these situations occur. <br />Scearbo responded that it would not occur often, <br />but that when it did occur, the problems could b <br />very severe, resulting in the inability of <br />property owners to build on this land, even if <br />the lot was large enough to accommodate water an <br />septic disposal facilities. <br />A Planning Board member asked if a title search <br />would reveal illegal subdivisions or other <br />problems which could result in the inability to <br />obtain permits. Scearbo and Collins stated that <br />such information could be obtained in a title <br />search, but sometimes the attorneys retained by <br />the owner do not do sufficient research. <br />Eddleman stated that the potential buyer was <br />responsible for researching the property before <br />purchasing it, and that the Board of Adjustment <br />was not responsible for resolving situations <br />which resulted from failure to do so. The <br />Planning Board felt that there would be few <br />problems with non - conforming lot size, since mos <br />of the lots could be developed as a lot -of- <br />record.. <br />c. Feasibility Study - NC 54 Widening <br />