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BZA grants variance allowing accessory building before principal residence on recently recorded lot
Summary
A variance was granted Sept. 22 permitting the construction of a 30-by-40 accessory structure on a recently recorded lot that does not yet have a principal residence; the applicant said the accessory structure will be for personal, nonplumbed use and is adjacent to his existing homestead.
The Jefferson County Board of Zoning Adjustment on Sept. 22 granted a variance allowing construction of an accessory structure on a recorded lot before construction of a principal residence.
Zoning staff explained the variance request (case A-25-0030) seeks relief from a provision that ordinarily requires construction of a principal building before an accessory building on lots in recorded subdivisions. The subject parcel, part of a larger tract subdivided and recorded in December 2024, contains about 6.02 acres and lies in an A-1 agricultural zone. Staff said the provision is intended to protect conventional subdivisions and noted a history of similar approvals dating to 1993; staff recommended approval.
Richard Turner, who identified himself as the property owner, said he inherited the parcel and that the proposed accessory building would be a 30-by-40 metal building on a concrete slab, used as a hobby shop or to store a tractor. Turner said there will be no plumbing; only electrical service is planned, and the structure would sit about 15 feet from the property line adjacent to his existing homestead.
No members of the public spoke in opposition. A board member moved to approve case A-25-0030; another board member seconded. The board voted to grant the variance and announced the variance had been granted at the hearing. The record shows staff’s recommendation and the applicant’s description of the proposed use; no additional conditions or stipulations were recorded on the motion in the transcript.
Under the board’s public-hearing rules, the board issues written findings within 10 days and the decision is subject to a 15-day appeal period in circuit court.
