Supervisors approve setback modification for Lefever shed after Planning Commission split vote

Feb 9, 2026

After the Planning Commission recommended denial, the Board of Supervisors approved Alexander Lefever’s request to modify the rear setback for a 10x24 shed; the Planning Commission vote had been 4–3.

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The Board of Supervisors approved a modification request from Alexander Lefever to allow a shed to be placed closer to the rear property line than current setbacks otherwise permit. The Planning Commission had reviewed the request and, according to the minutes, the P.C. members recommended denial at their meeting; the P.C. recorded a 4–3 vote on the modification. At the Board level, Supervisor Ford Stepp moved to approve the modification and Chair Lois Rankin seconded; the board approved the modification unanimously.

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