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Walworth County Board of Adjustment recesses hearing on Delavan setback and parking variance request
Summary
The Board of Adjustment recessed a July 9 hearing on a request by Bethanne Pollard to tear down a seasonal cottage at 1508 Polk Avenue in Delavan and replace it with a year‑round home after discussing required setbacks, parking and vision‑triangle rules; the hearing will resume July 10.
The Walworth County Board of Adjustment on July 9 recessed a hearing on a request by Bethanne Pollard to tear down a seasonal cottage at 1508 Polk Avenue in Delavan and construct a year‑round home, after discussing requested variances from the county’s shoreland zoning rules for setbacks, parking and the vision triangle.
The Pollard application asks the board to allow portions of a new house and an uncovered deck to sit outside the existing structure’s footprint and inside the vision triangle; the submission shows a proposed 5.2‑foot side‑yard setback for the house where the ordinance requires 10 feet, and a 3.5‑foot Polk Avenue setback for the deck where county materials list a 5.3‑foot requirement. The plan indicates one 180‑square‑foot parking space although county standards require four parking stalls for a four‑bedroom home.
The request matters locally because the property is in Assembly Park, a long‑established,…
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