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Clay County Board of Adjustment approves 5-foot side setback for lake lot
Summary
The Clay County Board of Adjustment voted 5-0 to approve a variance reducing a required 20-foot side setback to 5 feet for a vested lot in a 1967 plat so applicant Christopher Moody can build a 45-foot house with lake access; county staff had recommended denial.
The Clay County Board of Adjustment on March 7, 2025, voted 5-0 to approve a variance allowing property owner Christopher Moody to reduce a required 20-foot side setback to 5 feet for Lot 31 in a 1967 plat on the northeast side of Gatorbone Road.
County staff presented the application as BOA25-0003 and recommended denial. Jenny Breil, identified in the hearing as “chief for Clay County,” told the board that the lot is zoned AR, is 1.03 acres and vested by the 1967 plat, and that the AR district requires a 20-foot side setback. Breil said the granting of a variance would "confer on the applicant a privilege denied to other properties…
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