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Owner seeks rear‑setback variance for detached garage in Lehi Court District
Summary
Rocky Kessler requested a variance to legalize a detached garage that encroaches into a required 5‑foot rear setback, with one corner as close as 3.7 feet to the rear property line. The public hearing closed with no opposition; no decision is recorded in the provided business meeting excerpt.
Rocky Kessler asked the Kent County Board of Adjustment on Aug. 21 for a variance from the 5‑foot rear‑yard setback to legalize an existing detached garage on Andrewville Road. The garage was built in about 2001, Kessler said, and one corner measures approximately 3.7 feet from the rear lot line.
Kessler told the board he believed he was in compliance when he built the structure and that the property has changed ownership several times since then. He said the encroachment was discovered when a recent survey located an older bound that placed the property line about 2 feet behind the garage. Kessler said the garage is used for personal storage and not for commercial purposes.
No members of the public spoke in opposition at the hearing; Kessler said a neighbor (Sean Wilson) had indicated willingness to sign documentation in support. The board closed the public hearing. The provided business‑meeting excerpt does not record a final vote on A‑25‑20; staff indicated public hearings will be followed by decisions during the later business meeting.
