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Board allows replacement shed close to side lot line at 4248 Moore Avenue
Summary
The Grove City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing a replacement shed to sit 10 inches from the side property line at 4248 Moore Avenue after finding the new structure replaces a long-standing shed; the applicant had secured a shed permit and neighbors raised no objections in writing.
The Grove City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance request from Chad Swetnam (recorded in the meeting variously as Swethom/Swetham/Swetnam), property owner of 4248 Moore Avenue (Parcel No. 040000525), to permit a replacement shed to encroach on the side-yard setback so the structure would be 10 inches from the property line.
Swetnam told the board a dilapidated shed existed on the lot when he moved in about 2015 and that he sought to replace it for safety and storage. He said he painted the new structure to improve its appearance and that neighboring homeowners had no objection; the neighbor to the north, Alvin, informed the applicant the original shed dated to about 1980.
Board members and staff discussed prior cases in which replacement structures that occupied an existing footprint were treated as effectively grandfathered; the zoning official confirmed a shed permit had been obtained for the replacement. Board members noted the applicant had taken steps to remedy missteps in the permitting process and was formalizing the installation through this variance application.
A motion to approve the appeal was made and seconded; Mr. Brandt, Chair Hellinga and Mr. Hahn voted yes, and the board did not require the applicant to begin construction within 12 months. The board and staff again reminded the applicant of the 21-day City Council appeal period during which the council may request reversal. The board recorded the approval and indicated formal notice would be mailed to the applicant with the appeal deadline date.
Because the variance approves a replacement structure that matches a long-standing placement and the applicant holds a shed permit, the board characterized this as an administrative variance tied to the existing footprint rather than a larger change to lot use.
