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Smithfield board approves homeowners variance for above-ground pool on corner lot
Summary
The Smithfield Zoning Board approved Michael Peasleys request for a variance to install a 12-by-24 above-ground pool in a yard classified as a front yard due to the lot being a corner parcel; the board took the application under advisement after a public hearing with no speakers and later approved the request.
The Smithfield Zoning Board of Review approved a variance allowing homeowner Michael Peasley to install a 12-by-24 above-ground pool on a corner lot where the side yard is treated as a front yard under the towns zoning rules.
Peasley testified the pool would sit at the side of his house (legally the front yard for the corner lot), that he would install a small deck on one side at pool-level, and that a 6-foot privacy fence and planned arborvitae plantings would screen the installation from neighbors. He said a rear addition to the house is planned to start in April if permits are received, that the rear yard is shaded by a large maple tree and unsuitable for a pool, and that his family uses the side-yard area.
Board members reviewed setbacks and pool height (discussed as roughly 42 inches) and confirmed the site appears to conform to any applicable setback rules noted in the staff report. The board opened the public hearing; no members of the public spoke for or against the application. A motion to take the matter under advisement carried, and later in deliberations a board member moved to approve the variance as submitted; the board voiced approval.
The transcript records the motion and vocal approval but does not include a named roll-call. The minutes should record the formal motion and outcome.
