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Board denies variance request tied to driveway deed swap; members urge easement instead
Summary
The Board of Adjustment denied a variance sought by Mark and Julie Heights that was triggered by a proposed deeded land swap with neighbor Dennis Althouse; members said a negotiated easement would address driveway access without creating a zero‑setback garage issue.
The Jackson County Board of Adjustment on Aug. 25 denied a variance request from Mark and Julie Heights that arose after the couple and their neighbor, identified in the record as Dennis Althouse, agreed to a reciprocal deed transfer designed to provide Althouse with direct legal access to his back parcel.
Becca, zoning staff, told the board the Heights parcel contains about 40,075 square feet (just under an acre) and had been rezoned from A1 to R1 to allow division into two conforming lots under the R1 minimum of 20,000 square feet. The proposed deed…
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