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Scott County BZA approves conditional-use variance to house ill parents on existing parcel
Summary
The Scott County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a conditional-use variance to allow a small dwelling on an existing 15.6-acre parcel so an applicant can house two ill parents. Approval is conditioned on annual medical recertification and permits; the motion passed 4–0 with one member absent.
The Scott County Board of Zoning Appeals on Nov. 12 approved a conditional-use variance allowing a small dwelling on an existing parcel so an applicant can house and care for two medically fragile parents. The board approved the variance with conditions and recorded the action as passing with one member absent.
The applicant, who identified herself as Christie, told the board she and her husband bought a 15.6-acre parcel on Quickcreek and want to place a modest residence near the road so she can care for her parents, both of whom the applicant described as seriously ill. "We thought we'd put them on our land, get rid of theirs, put them near me … so a little bit easier for me to take care…
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