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Jackson County Board of Adjustment approves special-exception for shop at 430 Fifth Avenue in Preston
Summary
The Jackson County Board of Adjustment approved a special-exception request allowing a reduced setback so a property owner can build a personal shop; the board set a 9-month completion time frame and recorded no formal objections.
Jackson County — The Jackson County Board of Adjustment approved a special-exception Monday to allow a reduced setback so a Preston property owner can build a shop at 430 Fifth Avenue.
The board granted the special exception after the applicant asked to reduce the county’s 15-foot setback to 8 feet, 8 inches so the shop’s walls would sit 10 feet from an existing fence while accounting for a 16-inch roof overhang.
The matter drew little public opposition. The applicant said he had discussed the plan with his adjoining neighbor and that the neighbor “didn’t have an issue.” Board members and staff noted there were no written or verbal objections in the record.
The applicant, identified in the public hearing as Thomas Buddy and who described himself as a Preston resident, told the board he had reduced the planned building from 50 by 70 feet to 40 by 80 feet to fit the site and wanted to leave space for a skid loader to pass between buildings. He said an existing small barn and a portable building mark the reference points for his setback request.
Board members discussed alternate locations on the lot and constraints including a septic tank and pasture land. Staff confirmed the application had been circulated to adjacent property owners and that initial concerns from one neighbor were resolved after the neighbor received the project packet.
The board approved the special exception and added a completion time frame: the applicant and contractor indicated concrete work was planned in April and the building would be erected in May; the board adopted a nine-month time limit from the date of approval for construction to be completed.
Clerical staff explained the applicant’s zoning application and permit process and mentioned a permit fee (recorded during the meeting as $705). The chair closed the public hearing after no members of the public appeared to oppose the request.
The board and staff advised the applicant to coordinate with the county planning office on the building- and zoning-permit steps after approval.
The action resolved the single-issue public hearing; no appeals, variances, or related ordinance changes were decided at the session.
