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Goochland BZA approves variance for front-yard setback at County Line Road
Summary
The Goochland County Board of Zoning Appeals on May 19 approved a variance allowing homeowners Eric and Pamela Thompson to retain a covered porch that extends into the A-1 district's 75-foot front-yard setback at 3951 County Line Road after a public hearing and staff presentations.
The Goochland County Board of Zoning Appeals on May 19 approved a variance allowing Eric Eugene Thompson and Pamela Lee Thompson to keep a covered porch that encroaches on the 75-foot front-yard setback at 3951 County Line Road.
The request, filed as VAR-2020-51, sought relief from Goochland County Code section 15-493 and referenced state variance standards in Virginia Code § 15.2-2309. County staff said the covered porch is approximately 200 square feet and that their review showed the applicant sought a 3.7-foot variance from the 75-foot principal-structure setback required in the Agricultural General (A-1) zoning district.
Jamie Sherry, director of Community Development, outlined the property and request and told the board the parcel is a 2.72-acre A-1 lot at tax map number 51030, listed in county materials as 3951 County Line Road and designated in the comprehensive plan as a Rural Enhancement Area. "The request is for a 3.7 foot variance to the 75 foot…
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