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BZA grants lakeshore setback variance for treehouse-style platform
Summary
The Board approved a variance reducing the rear (lake) setback from 45 to about 30.5 feet for a detached raised platform on Zobrist property; the architect said the structure is tree-anchored and mostly detached, and neighbors raised no objections.
The Marshall County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a rear-yard setback variance for David and Catherine Zobrist on Nov. 18, allowing an already-built, detached, raised platform—described by the architect as a ‘‘treehouse’’ platform—closer to the lake than the ordinance normally allows.
Architect Tuvia Poliskin told the board the platform and an associated…
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