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Boone County BZA approves accessory dwelling, variances and three subdivisions in routine session
Summary
After lengthy discussion on a wedding-venue commitment, the Boone County Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved five additional petitions including an accessory dwelling, multiple setback variances and three minor residential lot splits.
Following action on a wedding-venue commitment, the Boone County Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 28 approved five additional petitions in relatively short order: a special exception for an accessory dwelling at 6150 South State Road 39; a variance to reduce an agricultural setback at 10661 West US 136; a minor residential subdivision and variance on a 114.5-acre farm at 10110 West 300 South; a setback-variance for an accessory structure at 11785 West 600 South; and a two-lot minor residential subdivision with variance at 10400 East 500 North.
Petition highlights: - Petition 25HA-7-267: Approved a special exception to allow an accessory dwelling (petitioner on record: Nicholas Abraham), conditioned on TAC technical comments and required deed-restrictions relating to occupancy and separation from the primary dwelling.
- Petition 25JA-14-270: Approved a variance reducing agricultural setback to 15 feet for a 384-square-foot accessory structure that the petitioner, Matthew Dixon, described as a schoolhouse/playroom for homeschooled children.
- Petition 25JA-7-MD-271: Approved a minor residential subdivision on a family farm; petitioner Robert Henry said the split would allow his son to build there; approvals are contingent on standard TAC conditions (drainage, driveway permit, survey).
- Petition 25JA-14-273: Approved reduced side and rear setbacks for an accessory building at the property owned by Kenneth and Donna Hudges; the surrounding land was described at the meeting as open farmland and no written neighbor objections were submitted.
- Petition 25MA-7-MD-274: Approved a two-lot minor residential subdivision and variance; TAC noted septic/well permits and first-floor elevation requirements if a basement is added in flood-prone areas.
Each petition passed by voice vote after brief staff readings and petitioner remarks; technical and permitting items flagged by the TAC and the Boone County Health Department must be addressed before related permits are issued. The board closed the meeting after the director reminded members of a Feb. 11 comprehensive-plan open house at the 4-H Fairgrounds community building, with a brief presentation by consultant HWC at 6:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned by motion and voice vote.
