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Liberty County approves front-yard setback variance at 35 Blue Crab Lane with conditions
Summary
The Board approved a variance allowing Gary and Molly Sauls to build an accessory garage closer to the road than R-12 zoning normally allows, setting the approved setback at 10 feet with conditions intended to reduce visual impact and preserve access to the waterfront.
The Liberty County Board of Commissioners voted to grant a variance that allows a property owner at 35 Blue Crab Lane to locate an accessory garage closer to the street than the R-12 front-yard setback ordinarily permits. The motion, made after planning staff and neighbors discussed alternatives, passed by a show-of-hands vote.
The owners, Gary and Molly Sauls, had asked to reduce the front-yard setback from the required 25 feet to 5 feet so they could site a garage on a waterfront lot that provides little buildable area in the rear…
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