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Commission flags conflict between accessory-structure caps and boat wells; may add ordinance to review list

Harrison Township Planning Commission · February 19, 2026
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Summary

Planners and a ZBA member described a ZBA case that exposed a conflict between Section 5.02 of the zoning ordinance (two detached accessory buildings maximum) and rules about covered boat wells; the commission agreed to add the issue to its ordinance review list.

Township Planner Adam Young outlined a recent Zoning Board of Appeals case in which a waterfront property owner sought approval for a shed as a third detached accessory structure despite already having a gazebo and a covered boat well. Young said Section 5.02 of the zoning ordinance permits a maximum of two detached accessory buildings per site…

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