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Angola BZA approves front-yard accessory structure and reduced setback for Brady property to preserve trees
Summary
The Angola City Board of Zoning Appeals approved two variances for Jeff and Darlene Brady at 2387 West 100 North: allowing an accessory structure in the front yard and reducing the front-yard setback to 35 feet to avoid tree removal; staff will issue a determination letter with permit next steps.
The Angola City Board of Zoning Appeals voted Oct. 27 to approve two development-standard variances requested by Jeff and Darlene Brady for a property at 2387 West 100 North in the Watchers Ridge subdivision.
Staff told the board the Brady property’s steep topography and recorded 65-foot building line make it impracticable to place a 40-by-64-foot accessory building elsewhere on the lot without removing a substantial number of trees. Grace Estesman, planning staff, told the board the applicant requested (1) permission to locate an accessory storage structure in the front yard contrary to UDO section 18.164.03 and (2) a reduced front-yard setback of 35 feet rather than the recorded 65-foot building line.
"To conserve as many trees as possible, the applicant is requesting a development standard variance for front yard setback," Estesman said during her presentation. She also noted the UDO already prohibits outdoor storage and that any storage violations could be handled through code enforcement.
Bridal Reinhard, representing Meyer Building, described the proposed structure and site constraints: "What we're trying to do for Jeff is a 40 wide by 64 long building, 12 foot sidewall height," Reinhard said, adding that the identified flat area is the only location that avoids clearing trees and that other portions of the lot are impractical because of steep slopes and an on-site septic.
The board reviewed the required findings for variances — potential injury to public health or safety, effect on adjacent property values, and whether strict application of the ordinance would result in practical difficulties — and concluded the criteria were met given site topography, the storage-only use, and neighboring similar structures. The board then moved, seconded and approved the front-yard location variance and the reduced setback. Staff said Grace Estesman will send a final determination letter with instructions for permit application submittal.
No members of the public spoke at the hearing on this case.
The decision allows the Braddys to apply for required permits; the determination letter will list any conditions and the process for inspection and code compliance.
