Board splits three-part variance request; votes yield mixed results
After debate about procedure and the use of Robert's Rules, the board chose to bifurcate the developer's three-part variance request; outcomes: small addition variance approved, garage/ADU stream-encroachment denied, footbridge approved, and front/side setback variance for garage/ADU denied (tie).
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A central procedural moment in the Oct. 8 hearing came when board members debated whether to treat the applicant's multi-part variance request as a single motion or vote on each variance separately. The board first moved to treat the package as one action but later voted 6–0 to bifurcate the application and consider variances individually.
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