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Board allows mobile home to remain on undersized R-6 lot with health and driveway conditions
Summary
The Jefferson County Board of Zoning Adjustment approved a variance permitting a mobile home to remain on a lot smaller than required and closer than required to road centerline and neighboring residence, conditioned on health department approval and no driveway from Cherry Avenue.
The Jefferson County Board of Zoning Adjustment on May 19 approved a variance permitting a mobile home to remain on a lot in the R-6 single-family zoning district despite multiple setback and lot-size violations, subject to two conditions.
Staff told the board the mobile home on the parcel does not meet several R-6 requirements: it sits 29 feet from the center line of McCutcheon Road instead of the required 60 feet, 20 feet from an existing single-family residence instead of the required 75 feet, 7 feet from the side property line instead of the required 15 feet, and the lot is under the 15,000-square-foot minimum. Staff described the site as approximately 12,100 square feet and said the request does not conflict with the county comprehensive plan; staff recommended approval with access restricted to McCutcheon Road.
Applicant John Ruffin told the board he lives at 1704 Sunset Avenue in Gardendale and that the septic tank on the property had been inspected by a company identified as Pickle. When the chair asked whether Ruffin had obtained health-department approval required for connections to septic systems, Ruffin said he had not yet done so but acknowledged he needed to obtain that approval. The chair also confirmed Ruffin had the lot resurveyed before applying.
A board member moved to approve case A25-12 with two stipulations: (1) approval from the health department and (2) no driveway allowed off Cherry Avenue. Another member seconded the motion. The chair called the vote and members present voted in favor; the chair announced the request had been approved with the stated conditions.
The board’s opening remarks noted decisions will be issued in writing within 10 days and that parties have 15 days to appeal to circuit court. The board also reminded applicants that zoning approvals that involve septic or sanitary sewer connections may require separate permits from Jefferson County Department of Health or Jefferson County Environmental Service.
