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Macomb Township ZBA denies Yale Drive pool-setback variance
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals denied a request to place a 32-by-15-foot in-ground pool five feet from a principal structure where a 10-foot setback is required. The applicants cited a 12-foot rear sewer easement and prior variances elsewhere; the board found insufficient practical difficulty and voted 4–1 to deny.
The Macomb Township Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday denied a variance request that would have allowed an in-ground pool to be built five feet from the principal residence at 49543 Yale Drive.
Township planning staff said the application sought relief from section 10.0311 e f 3, which requires a 10-foot separation between a pool and the principal structure; the proposed pool would sit about 5 feet from a bump-out on the rear of the house. Staff described the pool as 32 feet by 15 feet with a brick-paver deck and noted the lot carries a 12-foot rear sewer easement. "Relief can be granted in…
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