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Council approves variance for East Kent Church of God and waives fees
Summary
The zoning board and council approved a variance to allow a building addition to sit closer than the 10-foot setback on a rear lot and voted to waive the associated zoning and variance fees.
The Village of East Canton Council approved a zoning variance request from East Kent Church of God that will permit an addition to sit within the required 10-foot setback on a rear lot and waived the related application fees.
The zoning board of appeals had recommended approval and forwarded the matter to council because the expansion would encroach on the 10-foot setback. Council discussed the parcel ownership and the fact that the impacted parcel and the adjacent parking lot are owned by the church.
A motion passed to allow a 7-foot, 8-inch variance for the rear lots and to waive the $50 zoning application fee and the $100 variance fee. During discussion a participant noted the remaining separation between the new structure and the property line would be extremely small; the minutes record a comment that the remaining spacing equated to roughly “2.4 inches.”
Roll call votes were taken and the motion carried; staff said a separate resolution will be prepared for the record and that council staff will notify the church of the approval. “The zoning board voted to move forward with approving that variance and put it in front of council for consideration,” a staff member said.
Background: the variance was sought because the proposed addition would not meet the 10-foot setback requirement; council said it wanted to ensure procedural steps were completed because the church owns both parcels and future ownership changes could alter the development context.
