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Carmel BZA approves accessory dwelling unit variance at 10680 Highland Drive
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals granted a use variance for an accessory dwelling unit at 10680 Highland Drive (docket PZ202500092UV) on June 23, conditioned on resolving technical and engineering review items including drainage and creek crossing plans.
The Board of Zoning Appeals on June 23 approved a use-variance request to allow an accessory dwelling unit on a 3-acre lot at 10680 Highland Drive, docket PZ202500092UV. The petitioner, Molly Smith, spoke on behalf of property owners Kaye and Douglas Thompson.
The approval matters to neighbors and the owners because the unit will let a family member live close to aging parents on the property; planning staff recommended approval with conditions requiring the petitioner to address remaining technical-review comments and engineering requirements for driveway crossing and drainage.
Molly Smith, the petitioner, told the board she filed the request to be near her aging parents and to protect long-standing trees and wildlife on the parcel. She…
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