Owner seeks retroactive variance for large pole barn on Old Government Road; staff backs approval
At 4427 Old Government Road, an accessory pole barn exceeds 150% of the home's square footage and is taller than the house; county staff referenced a 2019 neighboring variance and recommended approval, and the owner said the structure shelters agricultural and recreational equipment.
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Andrew Gohowski, a land development planner, presented LDL VAR 2025-57 for 4427 Old Government Road, a request to allow an existing pole barn whose square footage exceeds 150% of the primary residence and which is taller than the house. Gohowski said the property is about 3.03 acres in the residential suburban district and that a similar variance was approved on the neighboring property in 2019 (LDVAR2019-16).
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