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Liberty County tables variance request after dispute over unpermitted storage building
Summary
The Liberty County Board of Commissioners on a unanimous voice vote continued a public hearing on a setback variance for a storage building at 31 Shave Town Lane to Nov. 4 after staff said the accessory structure was built in the front yard without a proper permit and a stop-work order had been issued.
The Liberty County Board of Commissioners on Thursday tabled a public hearing on a request by Jack and Beatrice Tellus for a variance to allow a 12-by-24 storage building in the front-yard setback at 31 Shave Town Lane, saying county staff must first resolve questions about a stop-work order and the building-permit history.
Planning staff described the request as a conflict with the county’s Unified Development Ordinance, which restricts accessory structures to side or rear yards. Planning staff briefed the board that the property fronts both U.S. 17 and a private dirt road called Shave Town Road, that the parcel is zoned A-1, and that a septic field and grade changes at the rear limited where the accessory structure could be sited.
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