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TAB denies large backyard storage structure, approves smaller shed setback reduction with conditions
Summary
A homeowner's request for waiver of development standards to keep a large storage structure abutting a neighbor's wall was denied; the board approved a separate, smaller existing shed's reduced setback per staff conditions.
The Enterprise Town Advisory Board on May 14 denied a waiver request for a recently installed 13.5-foot storage structure in a small backyard and approved a second waiver for a smaller existing storage unit closer to the property line, subject to staff conditions and required building permits.
Property owner Asrat Werkom (recorded in the hearing as "Asrat Wargo, last name Werkom") told the board he built a larger storage structure in his backyard to avoid escalating off-site storage costs after closing a business. He described an earlier plastic storage unit that had been on the lot since about 2010 and said he cannot afford to replace off-site storage. "I can't afford it," he said on the record.
Board members expressed concern about the new larger structure's size relative to the small lot and its proximity to the neighbor's wall. Several members said they could not support the larger building but were willing to approve a smaller existing shed if it were moved slightly away from the property line and permitted. The final action denied waiver of development standards number 1 (the larger structure) and approved waiver number 2 (the smaller storage structure) with the condition that the homeowner obtain required building permits and consider moving the unit slightly farther from the property wall (board discussion suggested roughly a foot to 18 inches would be preferable to a recorded 4-inch offset).
