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Board recognizes two long-standing Westminster dwellings as lawful, approves lot reconfiguration and variances
Summary
The Carroll County Board of Zoning Appeals found two dwellings on Lots 20 and 21 to be lawful nonconforming residences and approved a lot reconfiguration plus variances for minimum lot width and size so each building would sit on its own lot at 118 City View Avenue, Westminster.
The Carroll County Board of Zoning Appeals recognized two existing dwellings that straddle original lot lines in the Hollow Rock addition to Westminster as lawful nonconforming residences and approved a modification of nonconforming use with variances to reconfigure the lots so each dwelling will be on its own parcel.
Case No. 6558 was presented by counsel David K. Bowersox and developer/manager Alex Krinsky. The application seeks recognition that two houses were lawfully constructed before zoning records and asks the board to permit a horizontal lot split so each house would be situated on a separate lot. Planning materials in the record include a 1942 plat of the subdivision, a 2006–2024 agency email trail, and a boundary survey prepared by DRS Associates.
DRS Associates’ Dan Staley testified that the 1942 plat and an…
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