Board split with staff on whether developer met "practical difficulty" standard for trash-enclosure variance

Apr 22, 2026

Board members questioned whether drainage, cost and site constraints described by the developer met the UDO’s practical-difficulty test; staff and the petitioner said economic and drainage factors can qualify, while several board members characterized the applicant’s arguments as preference-driven.

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The central dispute in the VAR26-03 hearing was not the enclosure's materials or landscaping but whether the petitioner had established the UDO's ‘‘practical difficulty’’ standard.

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