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Mooresville resident says only available site for barn is on curve; requests accommodation
Summary
Resident Jeremy Barnes told the hearing panel that an agricultural outbuilding is feasible only at a single flat spot on his property and asked for accommodation to place a barn there, citing site limitations caused by grade and a curved roadway.
Jeremy Barnes of West Millhaun North Drive told the Morgan County hearing panel that the only suitable location on his lot to place a barn is a flat area near the west side of his property and asked officials to allow construction there. "Basically, it's the only place on my property I can put a barn," Barnes said.
Barnes said he cannot move the structure farther east, south or west because of site constraints, and that the flat site is needed so his household will have usable storage and make room in the garage. He told the panel that the chosen spot sits on a curve in the road, limiting alternatives, and that a cement pad does not exist there now — the area is grass and weeds.
Barnes answered board questions about site delineation, telling officials the circle marked on his submission represents a separate parcel or area that should be clear. He said the pad proposed for the barn does not yet exist and that the location is necessary so his spouse can park in the garage once tools and equipment are relocated. The transcript does not record a formal determination or vote on his request in the provided excerpts.
