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Commissioners grant variances for Howe dwelling and accessory structure near registered feedlot
Summary
Gabriel Howe received board approval for a large reduction in the feedlot setback (requested as a 660-foot variance to meet a 1,320-foot requirement as recorded) and a 15-foot accessory-structure property-line variance; the board cited replacement of an earlier dwelling and agricultural context as factors.
The board considered an application from Gabriel Howe seeking two variances: one to allow a proposed dwelling closer to a registered feedlot than the ordinance requires, and a second to reduce the property-line setback for an existing accessory building. Staff said the entire site is now considered an open quarter-quarter after the old house was removed and that the proposed dwelling would largely follow the older dwelling footprint.
Howe and staff discussed the topography and the presence of a well and the feedlot setback context. Staff noted that replacement in-kind of a former dwelling can inform a finding of practical difficulty and that agricultural operations make portions of the area nonconforming. After reviewing findings and the minimum variance necessary to address practical difficulties, the board moved, seconded and approved the requested variances by roll-call vote.
The board advised applicants that standard permit and survey requirements remain in force and that any future new feedlot development would require adherence to the feedlot ordinance.
