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Board approves 20-foot front-yard setback for Drees build on Bluestream Drive flag lot
Summary
The Board of Adjustment voted to recommend approval of a variance to reduce the front-yard setback from 30 feet to 20 feet for a proposed house on a vacant flag lot in the Meadows at Grand Garden subdivision; staff noted the flag lot pre-dated current setback-measurement rules.
The Erlanger Board of Adjustment on Feb. 23 approved a recommendation to reduce the required front-yard setback from 30 feet to 20 feet for a proposed home on a vacant flag lot in the Meadows at Grand Garden subdivision.
Patrick Denbo, senior planner with PDS staff, presented the application and told the board the building site is wholly within Erlanger even though part of the flag stem lies in neighboring Edgewood. Denbo said the lot was created before the current zoning ordinance changed how front yards are measured for flag lots. Staff described that fact as a special circumstance supporting a variance and recommended approval while noting that building and zoning permits would still be required if the variance is implemented.
Alex Martin, operations manager with Drees Company, said the discrepancy was discovered during permitting and that Drees paused construction rather than break ground. Martin said the proposed footprint and scale are consistent with other homes in the neighborhood and that the developer seeks to maintain similar home sizes and styles on flag lots.
There were no public objections on the record for this item. A board motion to adopt staff's favorable recommendation carried on roll call, approving the 30→20 ft front-yard variance. The board's approval is limited to the variance finding; any building work remains subject to standard permitting and code review.
