BZA allows accessory shed in RPA for Turner property with mitigation conditions
The board approved an RPA variance allowing a 14x18 utility shed within the Chesapeake Bay preservation buffer for Sheila Turner’s property in Melfa, subject to six staff conditions and potential DEQ mitigation requirements.
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The Accomack County BZA granted variance 000143-2025 to allow a utility shed in the 100-foot Chesapeake Bay preservation buffer (RPA) on a 0.44-acre parcel owned and applied for by Sheila Turner. Staff framed the request as an RPA variance and said the application did not fully meet typical variance standards but that the board could authorize a waiver subject to six conditions covering permits, surveyor corner flags, floodplain compliance and inspections.
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