Orange Village Council approves 3.5-foot side-yard variance for 3880 Beechmont Trail deck

Orange Village Council approved a final order on Sept. 10 granting the owners of 3880 Beechmont Trail a 3.5-foot variance from the side-yard setback so they can reconstruct a replacement deck in the existing location. The council adopted the decision by roll call vote. The variance permits a deck to be built 6 feet 6 inches from the east property line, instead of meeting the otherwise applicable setback. Council members discussed whether the approval could create a precedent; at least one council member said the circumstances were unique and unlikely to repeat. The council then proceeded to a roll call that recorded affirmative votes for the motion to adopt the final order. The discussion before the vote was limited and focused on the uniqueness of the property and the application. No amendments or additional conditions were recorded in the meeting record. The order adopted at the meeting will be reflected in the council minutes and zoning records for the property. No statutes, ordinance numbers, or specific zoning-code citations were referenced on the record; the action was described as adoption of the "final order and decision" for the variance request. The transcript identifies the variance amount (3 and one-half feet) and that the replacement deck would be constructed in the same footprint as the existing deck. Speakers who spoke on or were recorded during the variance agenda item included members participating in the roll call and the meeting clerk who administered the vote. The transcript does not record the name of the motion maker or seconder on the public record for this item. The council meeting record shows the motion passed on a unanimous roll-call recorded in the meeting transcript.