Columbia County planning commission recommends 10-foot rear setback variance for Windmill Station parcel

Columbia County Planning Commission members on Oct. 16 recommended approval of variance VA 25-10-01 to reduce the rear setback to 10 feet for a proposed storage structure on a parcel identified as 938 in the Windmill Station area.

Planning staff described topographical constraints on the parcel, including a pond and a stream that feed the pond and a sloped western corner, and said those features limit buildable area. "This is the request for a variance for a rear setback reduction for a proposed storage structure at, 938," planning staff member Dylan Douglas said during the public hearing.

The applicant proposes a 30-by-30 storage structure for lawn equipment and watercraft in the western corner of the lot, where two boats are currently parked. Douglas said the structure would still be 10 feet from the rear lot line and that an adjacent, larger parcel to the rear is zoned as a…