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Delaware County BZA OKs six‑month business variance for tree service after neighbors complain of smoke and piles of wood
Summary
After extensive public opposition over repeated open burning and large wood piles, the Delaware County Board of Zoning Appeals granted Steven Massey a six‑month, nontransferable business‑use variance with conditions: no on‑site burning, screening of materials and vehicles, restricted hours, and cleanup.
The Delaware County Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday approved a six‑month, nontransferable business‑use variance for Steven Massey to operate a tree service from his Salem Township property, imposing conditions intended to address neighbors’ complaints about burning, debris and nuisance impacts.
Neighbors from West County Road 400 South told the board they had endured months of smoke and large piles of wood. "Every day, sun up to sun down, that fire was burning," said Steven Wright, who told the board a summer fire burned for nearly three weeks and forced him to contact the fire department. Laura Wright, a nearby real estate agent, told members she believes the applicant "lied on the…
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