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Board of Adjustment approves variance for larger accessory dwelling at 5680 Thibodaux Road
Summary
The Board of Adjustment voted to allow an accessory dwelling unit of 1,250 square feet at 5680 Thibodaux Road, exceeding the 1,000-square-foot limit in the local comprehensive zoning code; the applicants cited an existing metal building and household needs as hardships.
The Board of Adjustment approved a variance to allow a 1,250-square-foot accessory dwelling unit at 5680 Thibodaux Road, the board chair announced after a roll-call vote. The decision permits the accessory unit above the 1,000-square-foot limit stated in the local comprehensive zoning ordinance.
Martin Miley, who identified himself as assisting the applicants, said the owners of the 10.08-acre property sought the larger unit because of two hardships. "It's it's essentially there's 2 hardships. 1 is, the metal building, that he has to to face next door...that's certainly a hardship," Miley said, adding that the applicants plan to relocate a craft area used by a family member into the accessory unit. Miley said the unit is not intended for unrelated tenants and that he was not aware of any neighborhood objections.
The variance request was introduced under the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, section 19.2.5, which the chair cited when describing the relief sought. After the public-comment period produced no speakers, a board member moved to approve the variance citing the metal building as a unique circumstance and noting a prior similar variance in the area; the motion carried. The chair asked staff to "follow-up with Mister Torres" after the vote.
Board members did not identify any conditions restricting future rental use during the meeting, and no specific enforcement or monitoring steps were stated on the record. The transcript does not record a numerical vote tally, and the board did not specify a schedule for inspections or other follow-up in the meeting record.
The property was described in the record as Lot X-4 of the W.W. Bennett property. The applicants were identified in the public record as Earl and Dawn (surname variously transcribed in the hearing record as LaSalle/LaSage/Lesage); Martin Miley gave a street address in the City of Central while speaking for them.
The board's action resolves the immediate zoning-size limit question for this accessory dwelling but did not include additional written conditions in the public discussion. Any further questions about building permits, inspections, or conditions were not addressed at the hearing and would proceed through the planning and permitting staff.
