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Greenwood zoning board approves waiver of 36-inch masonry wainscot for accessory structure at 1155 Barcelona Drive
Summary
The Greenwood Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5-0 on March 24 to allow an accessory structure larger than 300 square feet at 1155 Barcelona Drive to be built without the Unified Development Ordinancerequirement for a 36-inch masonry wainscot; staff supported the request because the structure is screened from public view.
The Greenwood Board of Zoning Appeals on March 24 approved a variance allowing an accessory structure larger than 300 square feet at 1155 Barcelona Drive to be built without the 36-inch masonry wainscot required by the Unified Development Ordinance, voting 5-0.
The petition, BZA2025-009, was filed by Michael Lang, who told the board he sought relief from the wainscot requirement for an accessory building on his property. Planning Department staff recommended approval, saying the structure would be in a fenced backyard and largely hidden from public view.
"It's in this backyard surrounded by a privacy fence, so no one will even see this accessory structure other than anyone that's on this property," Planning Department staff said during the hearing.
The board first admitted the record of evidence for the petition, including the petitioner's application, staff report, maps and photographs. The motion to admit evidence carried 5-0 (mover: Miss Kellborn; second: Miss Peters). The board then voted 5-0 to approve the variance with no conditions (mover: Mr. King; second: Mr. Moll). Finally, the board directed the corporation counsel's office to draft written findings of fact that incorporate the staff report and evidence for consideration at the next meeting (mover: Mr. Moll; second: Mr. Milburn; vote 5-0).
During the public hearing, Lang confirmed that the answers he submitted to the statutory criteria matched the staff report and said he had no changes. No remonstrators spoke on the record. The corporation counsel's draft findings will be returned to the board as the formal written record of the decision at a subsequent meeting.
