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Board allows 0-foot setback to rebuild garage at Valley Trail site destroyed by fire

5491016 · June 11, 2025
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Summary

The St. Joseph County board on June 11 approved a 0-foot side-yard setback to allow rebuilding a detached garage on an existing foundation at 216445 Valley Trail; staff recommended approval because topography, an existing septic and a signed encroachment agreement limited other options.

The Area Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance June 11 allowing property owners Kylie Tullage Bridal and Kyle Brovold to rebuild a detached garage on the existing foundation at 216445 Valley Trail with a 0-foot south-side setback, where an 8-foot setback is normally required.

Area Planning Commission staff member Fariel Sharif told the board the site is steep and heavily wooded and that the prior home burned; the garage foundation survived but one corner…

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