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Planning board grants pool variances at Mockingbird Lane but excludes larger pump‑house request
Summary
The board approved setbacks and lot coverage variances for a pool and deck at a River Beach subdivision property but resisted the homeowner’s request for a larger detached pump house, approving pool items and asking for a smaller pump structure or enclosing it within a four‑foot wall.
The Planning and Development Board approved variances that allow a pool, pool deck and related rear/side setback relief for a River Beach subdivision property at Mockingbird Lane and Pelican Lane, but declined the owner’s request for a large detached pump/storage building as proposed.
County planner Adam Mingle reminded the board that the parcel is undersized for the RC district and that the homeowner’s earlier application had included several setback variances; the applicant reduced some requests during review. Raymond Royer, the property owner, told the board he had adjusted the pump house location and described a 9 foot 7 inch peak roof height; neighbors objected to the structure’s size and placement, saying it would be an eyesore and exceed what is necessary for pool equipment.
Board members expressed similar concern that the proposed pump house was larger than needed for pool machinery and appeared to be intended partly as extra storage. After public comment for and against the project, a motion carried to approve the pool and pool deck variances but to exclude the detached pump house from the approved relief. The board then amended the motion to allow a reduced pump structure if it is confined within a four‑foot concrete wall surrounding the pool area and limited in height consistent with that wall; members discussed and confirmed the pump house must not exceed the approved enclosure and must meet building and setback regulations.
Mingle noted the vote allowed the applicant to proceed with the permitted pool work and required the pump house to be either reduced or kept inside the fenced enclosure; final permit issuance will be contingent on the approved conditions and any required site plan and building permits.
