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Reno County BZA approves Richardson special exception to allow 8,000 sq. ft. of accessory buildings
Summary
The Reno County Board of Zoning Appeals on June 19 approved a special exception allowing Ross and Selby Richardson to expand accessory buildings at 7818 North Hendricks Street to a total of 8,000 square feet.
The Reno County Board of Zoning Appeals on June 19 approved a special exception allowing Ross and Selby Richardson to expand accessory buildings at 7818 North Hendricks Street to a total of 8,000 square feet by adding a 32-by-60-foot addition to an existing 60-by-80-foot residential accessory building. The parcel is in the R-1 rural residential district, which limits total accessory building area to 5,000 square feet on parcels greater than 2 acres.
The board approved the request based on the staff report and standard conditions. Mark Von Atchen, Reno County planner, told the board staff recommended approval and noted the board had granted an earlier special exception in 2017 for the existing building. He said staff’s recommendation was based on the factors in the report and the information presented at the public hearing.
Ross Richardson, the applicant and property owner, described the addition as storage and a hobby shop, not a commercial operation. "I don't do it for business. I just do it for pleasure," Richardson said, describing use for a race car, personal equipment and property maintenance tools. He also told the board he might not build the addition immediately and wanted approval in place in case steel prices rise.
Von Atchen clarified that the county does not typically place time limits on BZA approvals, so an approval would remain in effect if construction occurs months or years later unless the board specifically imposes a timeline.
After discussion was closed, a motion to approve the special exception was moved and seconded. Staff called the roll; the board recorded unanimous yes votes: Knisely (yes), Schaefer (yes), Seltzer (yes), Macklin (yes), Martin (yes) and Anne Gertson (yes). The motion carried. The approval is subject to the conditions listed in the staff report.
The board noted that BZA decisions may be appealed to district court within 30 days of the decision. The applicant thanked the board after the vote and said this was his third time through the process.
Clarifying details: the approved addition was described in the application as 32 by 60 feet on an existing 60 by 80-foot building, producing 8,000 square feet of accessory building area; the R-1 district maximum referenced in testimony and the staff report is 5,000 square feet on parcels greater than 2 acres; staff indicated three standard conditions would be attached per the staff report; the prior special exception for the initial building was granted in 2017.
