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Walworth County hearing on shoreland setback for East Troy screened porch continued to Jan. 9
Summary
A Walworth County Board of Adjustment hearing on a variance request to convert an existing deck into a screened porch at N9139 South Shore Lane in the Town of East Troy was presented Jan. 8, 2025; the board heard testimony and letters of support but did not decide and recessed the hearing to Jan. 9, 2025.
Norman Sass asked the Walworth County Board of Adjustment on Jan. 8, 2025, for a variance from the Walworth County Shoreland Zoning Ordinance to construct a screened porch on an existing deck at N9139 South Shore Lane in the Town of East Troy. The ordinance requires a 15-foot side-yard setback; Sass requested an approximate 12.7-foot setback.
The variance matter was heard but not decided. The board read letters of neighborhood support and town actions recommending approval, heard testimony from the applicant and the contractor, discussed statutory limits on reasons for granting variances, and recessed the Board of Adjustment until 9 a.m. Jan. 9, 2025, without issuing a final ruling.
The requested work would replace an existing open deck footprint with a roofed, screened enclosure. Norman Sass said the screened porch is intended to reduce exposure to bees that his…
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