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Lucas Board of Adjustments denies variance for 2 Indian Trail accessory building

Board of Adjustments (City of Lucas) · May 28, 2025
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The Lucas Board of Adjustments voted to deny a variance requested by Paula Alford to reduce a 20-foot rear-yard setback to 5 feet and to allow accessory structures to exceed the principal building's square footage at 2 Indian Trail. Staff said a survey showed the structure 5 feet from the line; neighbors said it encroached on easement and lacked permits.

The Lucas Board of Adjustments voted to deny a variance request from Paula Alford for her property at 2 Indian Trail, rejecting two related exceptions: a reduction of the required 20-foot rear-yard setback to 5 feet and permission for accessory structures to exceed the square footage of the principal dwelling.

City Development Manager Joe Hilborn told the board staff had received a site plan prepared by a licensed surveyor showing the building sits about 5 feet from the property line and that the application asked for relief from City Code 14.04.304(3)(2) (rear-yard setback) and the accessory-building rules in the code for subordinate area and volume. "She has submitted a site plan showing that the building is 5 feet from the property line," Hilborn said…

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