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Monroe County BZA deadlocks on Hubley Eco Area 1 variance; case continued
Summary
The Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday split 2-2 on a request from the Hubley Trust to allow a proposed home to intrude onto slopes steeper than the county’s Eco Area 1 12% limit; the case was continued until a full board can consider the matter.
The Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday split 2-2 on a request from the Hubley Trust to put a single-family home partially on slopes steeper than the county’s Eco Area 1 12% limit, and the case was automatically continued to a future meeting when a full five-member panel is present.
The petition, VAR-24-26, asked for relief from Chapter 8-23’s land-disturbance restriction so the proposed dwelling could be located partly on slopes greater than 12 percent on a 1.26-acre parcel at 8391 South Fairfax Road in Clear Creek Township. Planning staff recommended denial, saying the petitioner had not shown “practical difficulties” because the dwelling could be redesigned or moved to portions of the ridgeline with slopes under 12 percent.
The petitioner’s team, represented by attorney Michael Carmen and arborist Jerome Delbridge, argued the chosen building site is already sparsely treed and would cause less long-term soil loss than moving the house…
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