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Madison County board delays setback variance request after neighbors raise safety, septic and utility concerns
Summary
An applicant requested a waiver to locate a permanent tiny home closer to the road; neighbors and county staff flagged floodplain, septic and utility-easement issues and the board asked the applicant to return with additional documentation.
Madison County board members on an unscheduled hearing listened to an applicant seeking to change the setback for a proposed permanent tiny home at a parcel identified in the record as 1516, and postponed the matter after neighbors and staff raised concerns about road safety, a septic system in the floodplain and utility easements.
The applicant, Scott Adams, told the board he wanted to “change that 20 feet from the center of the road” to accommodate a permanent foundation for a tiny home of roughly 505 square feet and to bring in about a foot of fill to meet the county’s floodplain requirement. The request would alter the required offset measured from the road centerline, he said.
The issue drew multiple neighbors who said the existing road is narrow and can become hazardous in snow and ice, and who raised worries that placing…
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