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Board denies large setback variances for small ridgeline lot, citing self-imposed hardship
Summary
The Board of Adjustment denied a package of variances for a 0.57-acre ridgeline lot (BOA2025-09), concluding that requests for substantial deck/patio encroachment and other large reductions were largely self-imposed by the proposed oversized house design.
The Weber County Board of Adjustment denied a package of variance requests for a 0.57-acre ridgeline lot in the Forest Valley 3 zone after concluding that many of the encroachments were driven by the applicants design choices rather than unavoidable site constraints.
Staff described the lot as grandfathered, legally nonconforming and irregular in shape; the applicant sought multiple reductions including a 16-foot side encroachment for a patio/deck, a small one-foot-two-inch…
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