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David H. Lair requests setback variances to build two‑car pavilion/carport in Howard County
Summary
At an Aug. 4 Howard County hearing, property owner David H. Lair asked for two variances to place a two‑car pavilion/carport over an existing gravel pad, seeking to reduce a side-yard setback from 30 to 20 feet for about 20 feet and a rear-yard setback from 30 to 24 feet; the hearing examiner said a decision and order will be issued later.
David H. Lair, a Howard County property owner, appeared at an Aug. 4 hearing seeking two zoning variances to construct a two‑car pavilion-style carport over an existing gravel parking pad on his property.
Lair asked to reduce the side-yard setback from 30 feet to 20 feet for roughly 20 feet along the proposed structure and to reduce the rear-yard setback from 30 feet to 24 feet, a six‑foot reduction along the rear of the pavilion, according to materials and testimony presented at the hearing. "I've had the parking pad there for 12 years," Lair said, describing the proposed structure as a "pavilion carport" that will be stick‑built and architecturally match his existing garage.
The hearing examiner opened the case, identified on the record as BA205009V, and led Lair through the standard…
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