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Supervisors remand front-yard garage variance and schedule public hearing on accessory dwelling-unit changes
Summary
Muscatine County supervisors remanded a variance that would allow a detached garage in a front yard, citing concerns about the hardship finding, and set a public hearing Aug. 11 on proposed accessory dwelling unit ordinance amendments following recent state guidance.
The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors remanded to the Zoning Board of Adjustment a variance that would have allowed a detached accessory structure (a 22-by-14-foot garage) to be sited in the front yard at 2639 Canterbury Road and set a public hearing for Aug. 11, 2025 on proposed amendments to the county zoning ordinance for accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
Eric Furnace, Muscatine County development director, briefed the board on the variance the zoning board had granted and the board of supervisors’ authority to remand. Furnace described the variance location as approximately 28 feet from the front property line, with steep topography and a septic field in the rear that the zoning board cited when finding hardship. Furnace summarized the board of adjustment’s analysis: "They found…
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