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Board denies Jenkins accessory-dwelling variances after neighbors and staff raise enforcement concerns

Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals · February 5, 2026
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Summary

The BZA denied two variances that would have permitted a detached accessory dwelling unit at 4899 N. Old State Road 37, citing lack of owner-occupancy, lot-size requirements, and an unresolved enforcement case over multiple unpermitted apartment units.

The Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals voted 4–0 to deny two variances requested by David Jenkins that would have allowed a detached accessory dwelling unit (DADU) on a parcel north of Griffey Lake.

Planning staff reported a lengthy enforcement history: an anonymous complaint led to a use determination that the Pole Barn structure had…

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