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Board approves variance to build single-family house at 215 Pickett Circle due to septic constraints
Summary
The Board of Adjustment and Planning granted a variance allowing a proposed house at 215 Pickett Circle to sit behind the neighborhood build-to line because poor soils require a septic drain field in the front yard; approval included conditions for protective measures and documentation.
The Town of Indian Trail Board of Adjustment and Planning approved a variance (VAR-2024-0129) that allows a proposed single-family house at 215 Pickett Circle to be built toward the rear of the lot to accommodate a septic drain field placed in the front yard.
Staff told the board the 0.49-acre lot is zoned SF-1 and that the applicant, L&R Builders of North Carolina LLC, submitted a new-home application Nov. 14, 2024 that was denied Nov. 16 because the proposed footprint would not meet the ordinance’s build-to line standard. The applicant filed the variance application on Nov. 24.
Planning staff described the site constraints and supporting documentation from a licensed soil scientist, Larry Thompson, who tested soils and designed the septic layout.…
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