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Clay County hearing approves variance to allow attached garage closer to road in Pearl View Estates
Summary
A Clay County hearing granted a variance allowing an attached garage to be built 66 feet from the road centerline — 24 feet inside the 90-foot standard — after finding practical difficulties related to utilities and lot layout.
At a Clay County public hearing, members voted to grant a variance that will allow an attached garage at a Pearl View Estates property in Barnesville to be built 66 feet from the road centerline, 24 feet closer than the 90-foot setback required for the local township road.
Matt, county staff member, told the panel the request concerns the road centerline setback and outlined the three-part practical-difficulty test the county applies. "It's a road centerline setback," he said, and noted the property is zoned Ag General and contains a single-family dwelling with a detached garage.
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