Lawmakers Expected to Approve Charlotte Amalie Easement and St. Croix Salon Variance

Two land-use measures heard Friday in the Committee of the Whole are expected to move forward for votes at the next legislative session, after lawmakers voiced support for a perpetual access easement in downtown Charlotte Amalie and a zoning use variance for a beauty salon on St. Croix. The first measure, Bill 36-0252, would ratify a perpetual access easement for ingress and egress over a portion of Public Road R.O.W. Store Tvaer Gade, Queen’s Quarter, St. Thomas. The property owner plans to make several improvements, including updates to the stairway, awning, trash receptacle area, propane gas storage and small generator service. However, those improvements require formalization of an easement because the property has encroached for decades on adjacent government-owned property. The building sits in the historic downtown area of Charlotte Amalie, and the Historic Preservation Committee requires the documents before allowing the improvements to proceed. The Department of Property a...