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BZA denies La Paz-area home-based construction business, grants owner 60 days to remove equipment
Summary
The board denied a renewed special-use permit for a construction business parked at a lakefront residential property and ordered the owner to remove equipment within 60 days; the board said the use was inconsistent with lake-residential development standards and neighbors' complaints about noise, lights and traffic weighed against approval.
The Marshall County Board of Zoning Appeals on Feb. 11 denied a request to renew a home-based business permit that would allow construction equipment and vehicles to be parked and stored at a lakeside residence in a Lake Residential (L-1) zoning district. The permit had expired in November 2024.
Planning staff and the technical review committee recommended denial, citing multiple concerns: a residential street not built for heavy trucks, noise and early-morning…
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