Lancaster County BZA approves 105-foot setback variance for Knowles 2 lot amid neighbor drainage complaints

The Lancaster County Board of Zoning Appeals on April 23 approved a variance allowing Knowles 2 LLC to place a single-family residence with a 105-foot setback from the center line of VSH 200 (Irvington Road) on Lot 1 of the Knowles subdivision.

County planner Miss Pruitt told the board the applicant requests a variance from the Highway Corridor Overlay setback requirement in Article 26-5 of the Lancaster County land development code and explained how the requested 105-foot measurement is derived: the subdivision plat shows an 80-foot building restriction line measured from the property line, and adding the 25-foot difference to the property-line measurement produces 105 feet from the road center line. She said the subdivision was approved on 05/30/1990 and was created before the overlay…