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Fluvanna appeals board approves 15-foot rear-yard setback variance for Palmyra property
Summary
The Fluvanna County Board of Zoning Appeals voted 4-0 to allow a two-car garage to intrude 15 feet into the rear-yard setback at a Palmyra property, citing the lot—s preexisting conditions and limited neighborhood effect.
The Fluvanna County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a 15-foot variance to reduce the minimum required rear-yard setback from 25 feet to 10 feet for a property identified in the hearing as 19 Glenberding Road in Palmyra, allowing construction of a two-car garage, the board voted 4-0 at the meeting. The board opened and closed the public hearing with no public speakers.
The variance was sought under section 22-8-6(b) of the county code to permit an accessory building to be located closer to the rear property line than the code—s 25-foot requirement. A planning staff member told the board the lot and house predate the R-4 zoning district (the house was described as built in the 1980s and the…
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