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Lake County board approves 10-foot side-setback variance for 168 Meadows Drive
Summary
The Lake County Board of Adjustment approved a 10-foot variance to side yard setbacks for a proposed house at 168 Meadows Drive after hearing new septic design evidence showing mounded systems were required by soil and water-table conditions.
The Lake County Board of Adjustment on Feb. 25 approved a 10-foot variance from the side-yard setback for a proposed single-family home at 168 Meadows Drive in Leadville.
The board granted the variance (file 24-44) after staff and the applicant presented new engineering evidence showing clay-rich soils and a high water table on the lot would require a mounded on-site wastewater treatment system (OWTS). The approval includes a condition that the variance expires in three years if a building permit is not issued.
At the public hearing, county staff summarized the request as a variance from a 20-foot side setback shown on the Pine Huron subdivision plat and explained why the applicant argued relief was needed. Staff said engineers from Flat River Group LLC prepared a septic design showing impermeable clay and rock in the…
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