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Henry County zoning panel approves variance to expand hangar at 160 Pintail Way
Summary
The Henry County Zoning Advisory Board approved a variance April 10 allowing the expansion of an existing airplane hangar at 160 Pintail Way, reducing the side-yard setback from 10 feet to 6 feet and permitting a 763-square-foot addition that will encroach 4 feet into a 10-foot drainage easement, subject to staff conditions.
At its April 10, 2025 meeting, the Henry County Zoning Advisory Board approved a variance requested by property owner Thomas Steyer to reduce the required side-yard setback for an accessory structure at 160 Pintail Way and allow a 763-square-foot expansion of an existing airplane hangar.
Staff planner Alexius Jones told the board the property is zoned RA (residential-agricultural), the house was built in 1994 and the hangar in 1997, and Chapter 7, Section 7.21 of the Unified Land Development Code requires accessory structures be set back 10 feet from the property line. Jones said the proposed addition would reduce the setback to 6 feet and encroach four feet into a 10-foot drainage easement. Staff recommended approval with conditions shown in the staff report.
Applicant Thomas Steyer described the lot as a “unique pie shaped lot” and said the hangar is used to house aircraft; the addition would provide storage for aircraft-related utility equipment and lawn and small-vehicle equipment. Steyer said recent grading work on the property addressed prior drainage problems: “within the past 2 years…we contracted a land service…they came out and re‑state our property lines and then did a 1.5% grade…and it performed flawlessly,” he told the board.
No speakers registered opposition. After board questions, a motion to approve the variance with staff conditions carried on a voice vote; the meeting record does not include a roll-call tally.
The approval includes the condition set out in staff’s report and preserves the county’s requirement that any work encroaching on drainage easements be coordinated with county stormwater staff, per the conditions presented to the board.
The case was identified on the agenda as VR2413 and was presented as a District 1 item by Planner Alexius Jones.
Votes at a glance: VR2413 — Motion to approve variance with staff conditions; outcome: approved (voice vote; tally not specified).
