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Variance request for garage encroachment denied after neighbor letter and staff review
Summary
A request to reduce a side-yard setback for a newly built garage — cutting the required 7.5-foot side yard to about 6.9 feet for one corner — was denied by the zoning board after staff advised the variance did not meet the LDC standards. The applicant had presented a neighbor’s letter offering a shared plant easement and mitigation.
The Walton County Zoning Board of Adjustment on Sept. 25 denied a variance request from Kyle Besch that would have reduced the required side-yard setback on a residential lot so a newly framed garage could remain in place. Besch had asked to reduce the side-yard requirement from 7.5 feet to approximately 6.9 feet at the northeast corner after an error during framing left a small encroachment.
Why it matters: Variances are discretionary and require the board to find the applicant has met the code’s strict criteria for an exception. The board’s denial underscores the county’s cautious…
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