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Board approves accessory-building expansion with conditions, adds 25-foot height limit
Summary
Portage County's Board of Adjustments granted a special exception to exceed accessory-building square footage in an R2 district for a finished showroom addition, approving commercial-scale expansion subject to a 25-foot height limit, setback and stormwater and zoning permits.
The Portage County Board of Adjustments approved PET2025-017, allowing an accessory-building expansion that exceeds the R2 single-family accessory square-footage limit. Staff reported the existing building is 3,308 square feet and the proposed addition would bring total area to approximately 4,614 square feet, exceeding the allowable amount by about 1,414 square feet.
Agent Mark Summers explained the owner wishes to expand a finished, climate-controlled showroom for a private car collection rather than construct a separate garage; he described features such as epoxy floors and heating. Town Hall provided a letter recommending conditional approval and set out town-recommended conditions including stormwater permitting, a 25-foot height limit, 20-foot side setbacks and vegetation screening to shield the addition from neighboring properties.
During deliberations the board agreed to add a 25-foot maximum height condition as a friendly amendment and approved the special exception with conditions requiring Portage County zoning and stormwater permits, the 25-foot height cap, a 20-foot side-yard setback and allowance for minor site-plan changes to be administratively approved if they do not alter the special-exception conditions. The motion passed by roll call; chair reminded parties of the 30-day appeal period.
The decision is final unless appealed; required permits and inspections must be obtained before any construction work proceeds.
