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Clay County Board of Zoning Adjustment approves variance to allow separate electric meter for accessory dwelling unit
Summary
The Clay County Board of Zoning Adjustment on June 24 approved a variance, case number 25-104BZA, allowing an accessory dwelling unit on a roughly 38-acre agricultural parcel to have a separate electric meter after the property’s electric provider said extending the existing service would violate its standards.
The Clay County Board of Zoning Adjustment on June 24 approved a variance, case number 25-104BZA, allowing an accessory dwelling unit on a roughly 38-acre agricultural parcel to have a separate electric meter after the property’s electric provider said extending the existing service would violate its standards. The board voted 3-0 to approve the variance.
The variance matters because the county’s Land Development Code (LDC) currently requires an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) to share utilities and an address with the primary residence; staff told the board the code language has been in place since the 2003 LDC and was not changed in a March 2022 revision. Planning staff said a letter from Platt Clay Electric attached to the staff report indicated the cooperative would not allow a main-line…
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