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Mecklenburg zoning board approves 25-foot front-setback variance for Route 722 lot
Summary
The Mecklenburg County zoning board approved a request from Detweiler's Contract and LLC to reduce the required front setback from 100 feet to 75 feet for a proposed home on Route 722 at Heron Drive, after the applicant cited standing water, a spring and grade differences that would make meeting the 100-foot line impractical.
The Mecklenburg County zoning board on July 27 approved a variance allowing a 75-foot front building setback, instead of the 100-foot setback required by county yard regulations, for a vacant lot on Route 722 near the intersection with Heron Drive.
The measure affects an application filed by Detweiler's Contract and LLC for land in Mecklenburg County Election District 9. The applicant, John Detweiler, told the board that a spring and standing water behind the parcel and the lot's grade changes would create construction problems if the house were sited at the full 100-foot setback from the center line of the right of way.
The variance matter was introduced by Josh Tanner, who identified himself as the Mecklenburg County zoning administrator.…
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