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Applicant seeks 2.9% impervious-area variance for private pool; council to consider code changes for pools and administrative variances

Vandalia City Council · March 3, 2026
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Summary

Planner Mr. Kron said the applicant, Andrew Cain, requested a variance to increase impervious area to 47.9% (2.9% over the RSF-3 limit of 45%); the Board of Zoning Appeals voted 3–0 to recommend approval. Council members asked staff to research whether pools should count as impervious and whether small-percentage variances could be handled administratively.

Planner Mr. Kron presented an application from Andrew Cain for a variance at 1622 Middlefield Court to exceed the RSF-3 district impervious-area limit of 45%. Mr. Kron summarized the proposal: demolition of a 476-square-foot wood deck, construction of a 512-square-foot pool, installation of concrete pavers around the pool and additional concrete for a patio cover. He gave the post-project impervious total as 4,506 square feet on a…

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