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Adams County Board of Adjustments approves outdoor kitchen structure at 1175 Chicago Lane
Summary
On April 2, 2025, the Adams County Board of Adjustments granted a special-exception request under the county zoning ordinance allowing an accessory outdoor kitchen/roof structure on property at 1175 Chicago Lane after receiving no objections from the town of Preston and no public opposition at the hearing.
The Adams County Board of Adjustments approved a special-exception request on April 2, 2025, under the Adams County Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Section 405-12(c) to allow an accessory outdoor kitchen structure on a parcel across the road from the owner’s residence at 1175 Chicago Lane (parcel 24-240) in the town of Preston.
The board opened a public hearing on the application for Michael Forster and received no public testimony opposing the request. The record included written correspondence from the town of Preston stating it did not object to the proposal. The application was described in the record as a covered roof structure with kitchen apparatus rather than a fully enclosed building.
After brief questions from the committee and no additional evidence introduced, a member moved to accept the special-exception request and another member seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote during the meeting’s public-hearing segment.
The item closed without further conditions noted in the hearing record. The board moved on to other agenda items following the vote.
Votes at a glance: the board approved the special-exception request for Michael Forster for an accessory outdoor kitchen at 1175 Chicago Lane (parcel 24-240). The record includes no roll-call tally for named members in the transcript of this item; the motion carried on a voice vote at the public hearing.
