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Board of Zoning Appeals approves pool‑fence and lot‑setback variances, tables Old Lee Highway shed request
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance to allow a 4‑foot pool fence at 112 Smoky View and approved a front‑yard/setback variance tied to a reclassification in Lighthouse Point subdivision; a shed variance on Old Lee Highway was tabled for lack of applicant documentation.
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved two variance requests and tabled a third during its meeting. The board granted a variance for a pool fence at 112 Smoky View and approved a setback variance tied to a lot reclassification in Lighthouse Point subdivision; the Old Lee Highway shed variance (application 257) was tabled because the applicant did not attend and the submission lacked evidence of the claimed hardship.
On application 253 (Smoky View), the homeowners, Bill and Valerie Wilson, asked the board to accept a 4‑foot fence in place of the local 5‑foot requirement after a professional fence company installed a black aluminum fence and the city was not consulted. "Professional fence company installed a fence of 4 foot... the mistake was made following Mountain County state and national code did not follow-up with the city," the homeowner said. Planning staff acknowledged that many building-code provisions outside the local ordinance use 4 feet and described the request as often perceived as a self‑created hardship; despite that, the board approved the variance by voice vote.
Application 254 concerned a parcel in Lighthouse Point subdivision that the homeowners association seeks to reclassify from common area to residential and then sell. The association representative described the lot's history and said the variance would result in a lot width that exceeds the minimum; staff recommended the house orientation remain consistent with the neighborhood. The board approved the setback reduction as presented.
Application 257, for a shed on Old Lee Highway, was presented from the county but the property owner and supporting photos were not in attendance. Planning staff said the application lacked site photos and topographic proof of the claimed steep backyard that would constitute a hardship. Commissioners voted to table the item and asked staff to request additional documentation and the applicant's presence at the next meeting.
All approvals in the transcript were recorded by voice vote; the board did not read an individual roll-call tally in the meeting record.
