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Cross Plains zoning board denies Statz request for reduced rear-yard setback for paver patio
Summary
The Village of Cross Plains Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-1 July 1 to deny an area variance requested by Barry and Jolene Statz to install a paver patio that would extend into the rear-yard setback at 2830 Esser Street, citing ordinance limits on landscape features and concerns about creating enforcement precedent.
The Village of Cross Plains Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-1 on July 1 to deny an area variance requested by homeowners Barry and Jolene Statz to install a paver patio with a reduced rear-yard setback at 2830 Esser Street.
The Statzes told the board the project would fill a low, uneven area behind their garage, improve usable outdoor space and address recurrent water pooling that they say has run into a basement window well. "It's not a usable space because there's a lot of uneven grounds," Barry Statz said, adding that "during periods of excessive storm rainwater runoff ... it's causing water to collect into one of our window wells and run into our basement." Jolene Statz said the side yard is the family's only private outdoor area and that neighbors do not object.
Village staff reviewed the application and noted the proposal requires an area variance from…
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