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Middletown board approves variance to allow shed in side yard on steep lot
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted July 2 to grant a variance allowing a detached storage shed to remain in the side yard at 5635 Stone Path Drive after finding topographic and utility constraints prevented placement in the rear yard.
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted July 2 to grant a variance allowing a detached storage shed to remain in the side yard at 5635 Stone Path Drive, finding the steep lot and physical constraints supported an exception to the rear-yard-only rule.
The variance (case number 17-25) was requested by property owner James Henson. Planning staff member Miss Savage told the board that Middletown Development Code Table 12.03-1 and section 12.06.01 permit detached storage buildings only in rear yards in the city's R-3 medium-density residential district. Savage said the applicant cited the lot’s narrowness, steep rear slope and site utilities as the reasons the shed could not be placed in the rear yard and that the community and economic…
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