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Board approves conditional-use permit and location variance for accessory structure at 3706 Brookside Circle
Summary
Oldham County’s Board approved a conditional-use permit to allow a third accessory structure and a location variance to place a 60-by-40-foot garage in front of the primary structure at 3706 Brookside Circle, conditioned on permits and limited to the plan heard Aug. 6.
The Oldham County Board of Adjustments and Appeals on Aug. 6 approved a conditional-use permit and a location variance for a proposed 60-by-40-foot accessory garage at 3706 Brookside Circle in LaGrange.
Planner Sandy Vergroden told the board the 7-acre property is in AG-1/CO-1 and that Oldham County zoning allows two accessory structures on parcels over five acres; a third structure requires a conditional-use permit. The applicant, Todd Polston, said the lot has an existing horse barn and an outbuilding and that a third accessory building is needed. Polston said earlier attempts to site the garage behind the house were constrained by steep topography and the location of septic lines; he said a plumber advised against placing a driveway over septic lines. Vergroden confirmed that the proposed structure otherwise complies with accessory-structure standards but requires a location variance because it would sit between the principal building and the front-yard property line.
The board approved the conditional-use permit, finding the proposal consistent with the county comprehensive plan objectives for supporting compatible business or residential uses on larger parcels, and separately approved the location variance for the garage location. Both approvals were limited to the plan presented at the Aug. 6 hearing and conditioned on the applicant obtaining all necessary building permits and inspections from the appropriate agencies. The motions incorporated the applicant’s written justification and testimony into the record.
Board members noted the decision reflects topographic and septic-site constraints and assigned the standard conditions that building permits and inspections be obtained before construction.
