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Board approves after-the-fact deck at Shields Ridge Road despite environmental constraints
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved an after-the-fact variance for a larger replacement deck at 7195 South Shields Ridge Road, concluding the petitioner may rebuild a larger deck than the prior structure and granting a variance despite staff concerns about the Environmental Constraints Overlay Area 2. The vote was 3-0.
The Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday granted an after-the-fact variance to allow a replacement deck that is larger than the prior structure at 7195 South Shields Ridge Road in Clear Creek Township, voting 3–0 to approve the petition.
The petitioner, Steven Bishop, told the board he bought the house in February and hired a contractor to replace a deteriorated rear deck that, in his account, was unsafe for his young children. The replaced deck is roughly 228 square feet, larger than the original roughly 28-square-foot platform, and includes an added staircase and plans for a concrete pad beneath the deck. The work was completed before a building permit…
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