Jefferson County board approves rear-setback variance for Huntington Glen home

The Jefferson County Board of Adjustment on an undisclosed date approved a variance allowing a homeowner at 1275 Timber Creek Lane in the Huntington Glen subdivision to cover an existing patio, reducing the required rear-yard setback from 30 feet to 25 feet.

Staff presented the case as BOA25004, saying the applicant sought relief to cover an existing concrete patio and that the parcel is roughly 0.17 acre and zoned R R-10, single-family residential. Rachel, a staff member, told the board that the site backs up to a strip of common ground used for stormwater conveyance and that, based on the Unified Development Order, covered patios must be located 30 feet from the rear property line. Rachel said staff recommended denial of the requested variance. "Based on the analysis, staff recommends denial of the requested variance for relief from the required 30 foot rear yard setback to be reduced to 25 feet along the rear property line in the R…