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Board approves front-yard setback variance on US Highway 61 for homeowner’s garage
Summary
Jefferson County’s Board of Adjustment approved a variance reducing front-yard setback from 70 to 42 feet at 3565 US Highway 61 after the applicant presented neighbor approval letters, drone-measured site data and argued topography and waterways limited alternative locations.
The Jefferson County Board of Adjustment voted to grant a front-yard setback variance for a detached garage at 3565 US Highway 61, reducing the required setback from 70 feet to 42 feet.
County planning staff recommended denial, citing the Unified Development Order's purpose and the higher front-yard setback for properties on state highways; staff noted the UDO seeks to control development along higher-speed corridors and observed several nearby nonconforming structures that could reflect grandfathering or prior variances.
Applicant Adam Lush, sworn…
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