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Board grants parking-setback variance to South Bowers Fire Company to preserve lot and allow sign
Summary
Kent County's Board of Adjustment approved a variance Dec. 18 allowing existing parking at South Bowers Fire Company to remain about 3 feet from a residential property line (instead of the code-required 15 feet). The board cited the long-standing volunteer fire company use and lack of neighbor objections.
Kent County's Board of Adjustment on Dec. 18 granted Application A-25-34, a variance to legalize existing parking at the South Bowers Fire Company that sits approximately 3 feet 3 inches from a residential side property line, relaxing the 15-foot setback required by county code.
Jack Potter, who identified himself as chairman of the fire company's board of directors, testified the parking area has existed for roughly a decade to nearly two decades and that the department needs the spaces for…
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