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BZA approves Gardner variance for first-floor accessible addition at Wharton Grove
Summary
Lancaster County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing Brian and Victoria Gardner to build a first-floor master suite that reduces side-yard setbacks at 492 Wharton Grove Lane to 18.5 feet, after revisions, testimony from neighbors, and technical testimony from the applicant's contractor and counsel.
Lancaster County—s Board of Zoning Appeals on an unspecified date approved a variance for Brian and Victoria Gardner of 492 Wharton Grove Lane to construct a first-floor master suite that will sit 18.5 feet from both the north and south sidelines, less than the yard regulations in the county zoning ordinance.
The Gardners told the board they revised their original proposal (previously seeking setbacks of roughly 12.75 and 12.94 feet) and reduced the footprint before the hearing. "I am asking for a handicap accessible First Floor master suite for various reasons, health reasons, and I would also like my mother-in-law to come and stay with us," Victoria Gardner said. Brian Gardner told the board he has arthritis in both hips and that "it's very difficult for me to go up and…
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