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Board OKs seven-foot shed setback for Lancaster homeowner
Summary
The Lancaster BZA unanimously approved an Area Variance allowing a 5-by-15-foot shed to sit seven feet from the rear alley at 956 Harrison Ave., citing an existing nonconforming shed and no line-of-sight issues reported by zoning inspectors.
Ruby Thompson asked the Lancaster Board of Zoning Appeals on Nov. 10 for permission to install a 5‑by‑15‑foot shed approximately seven feet from the rear alley at 956 Harrison Avenue. LCO §1147.02(c) requires detached accessory structures to be at least 20 feet from alleys.
Thompson told the board she purchased the home in September and proposed placing the new shed parallel to an existing nonconforming shed installed in 2015; the existing shed sits about seven and a half feet from the alley. City zoning inspectors Andrew Lundell and Kevin Funk visited the property and measured the line‑of‑sight triangle, finding no issues. The board discussed the location and its compliance with sight‑triangle standards.
Tom James moved to approve the Area Variance to reduce the accessory-structure rear setback to seven feet; Rebecca Anderson seconded. The members voted unanimously to grant the variance and signed an entry recording the approval.
The decision permits the new accessory structure to be placed near the existing nonconforming shed with the board’s granted relief under the applicable code section.
