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BZA allows Humphrey family to keep existing house as accessory dwelling unit and build primary home
Summary
The BZA granted two variances enabling the Humphrey family to treat the existing 1,900-sq-ft home as a detached accessory dwelling unit and to proceed with a new primary home on a 4.79-acre parcel, waiving the 5-acre minimum and 1,000-sq-ft ADU cap. Vote was unanimous.
The Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved two variances allowing the Humphrey family to designate the existing house on their 4.79-acre parcel as a detached accessory dwelling unit (DAU) and to build a new primary residence on the same property.
Under the county’s detached accessory-dwelling standards, a DAU in the agricultural zoning districts ordinarily requires a minimum lot size of 5 acres and limits the DAU to 1,000 square feet of livable space. The petitioners requested VAR-24-51A (relief from the 1,000-square-foot size cap) and VAR-24-51B (relief from the 5-acre minimum) so the existing…
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