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Board of Adjustment denies variance for outbuilding near Addington Farms
Summary
The Oklahoma County Board of Adjustment voted to deny a variance request to place a large outbuilding near Addington Farms, after neighborhood objections and discussion about lot layout, drainage and existing structures.
At its meeting, the Oklahoma County Board of Adjustment denied a variance request to locate a new 2,000-square-foot outbuilding near the Addington Farms neighborhood on a parcel at the corner of Northwest 200 and Twentieth in the Pennsylvania area. Staff described the parcel and surrounding lots, and neighbors and the applicant spoke before the board voted.
County staff told the board the site sits at the corner of Northwest 200 and Twentieth and that the Addington Farms neighborhood lies to the west; most lots in Addington Farms average about 1 acre. The staff presentation noted the applicant’s requested placement of the building and that the county had received two letters of protest, which staff had forwarded to the applicant.
The applicant described adjustments to the proposal in response to concerns, saying, “I will actually be 11 foot on the west side because there's an existing wooden fence for the yard that is actually 3 foot off the property line. So instead of 8 foot, it will be 11 foot and then 10 foot on the north side.” He also said he planned to move drain bins and to renovate an existing barn on the site.
Anthony Mirzai, president of the Addington Homeowner Association and an adjacent property owner, told the board he opposed the application. Mirzai said the existing barn already sits within 3 feet of the property line and warned that allowing the proposed outbuilding would reduce neighborhood lot-line protections and could prompt future variance requests. He said, “those building lines are there for a purpose. So I'd like for you to not to approve this application.” Jim Quillen, representing Sorghum Pen II LLC, reiterated objections submitted in a written letter.
Board members discussed the application and then moved to deny the variance. The motion to deny carried on a unanimous roll call: Jennifer Arsenal, Randy Goodman and Cooper Robinson each recorded an aye vote.
The denial means the applicant will not be permitted to build the proposed outbuilding in the requested location under the variance as presented. Staff noted the letters of protest were on file and had been provided to the applicant.
The board moved on to other agenda items after the vote.
