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York County Zoning Board denies variance request for Rock Hill homeowner’s prefab garage
Summary
The York County Zoning Board of Appeals denied a variance request from Aaron Van Riper to place a 1,000-square-foot prefabricated metal garage five feet into the side-yard setback at his Rock Hill property, concluding the application did not meet all four variance criteria.
The York County Zoning Board of Appeals denied a variance request by applicant Aaron Van Riper to place a 1,000-square-foot prefabricated metal garage within the RSF-40 side-yard setback at his property on Ivywood Drive in Rock Hill. The board voted to uphold staff’s recommendation to deny the request after a public hearing that included testimony from the applicant and a county site inspection.
Staff presentation said the RSF-40 district requires a 10-foot minimum side setback and that the proposed placement would require a reduction to roughly 5 feet (staff described a 5.2-foot clearance at a corner). The accessory structure was described as aligning with an…
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