Weber County Board of Adjustment approves variance for Eden property at 5688 E. 2300 N.

The Weber County Board of Adjustment voted to grant a variance on March 13 that will allow the owner of 5688 East 2300 North in Eden to subdivide Lot 2 of the Gillespie Subdivision into two building lots despite the parcel measuring about 5.866 acres — roughly 0.07 acres short of the AV-3 zone requirement for two 3-acre lots.

County planning staff presented the application and told the board that the request must satisfy five statutory criteria in the county land-use code before a variance can be granted. Staff showed the recorded subdivision plat and explained that the property includes two frontages, existing accessory buildings and that portions of the acreage were affected by prior road dedication. "The county code contains direction for the board to review," a planning staff member said while outlining the variance criteria, which include avoiding self-imposed or purely economic hardships and showing special…