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Fluvanna BZA approves 20-foot front-setback variance for burned residence parcel
Summary
The Fluvanna County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance reducing the required front setback from 75 feet to 55 feet for a 0.588-acre parcel where a single-family house burned in June 2023, allowing the owner greater latitude when rebuilding.
The Fluvanna County Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 21 approved a 20-foot variance to reduce the required minimum front setback from 75 feet to 55 feet for 0.588 acres identified as tax map 51A, section A, parcel 49.
The variance (BZA 2403) was presented to the board by Bruce Patterson, who said the subject tract is zoned R-1 in the 4th Union planning area and lies “right across from Pettit Lane.” Patterson described an existing single-family dwelling that was destroyed by fire in June 2023 and said the request would allow the rebuilt home to be placed farther from the street while regularizing its…
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