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Panel approves variance to allow continued private well use for addition at 511 Waverly Ave
Summary
A zoning panel approved a variance letting the property at 511 Waverly Ave keep a private well rather than connect to city water for a new attached barn and breezeway after staff said city water access was impractical and the applicant cited an estimated $250,000 connection cost.
A zoning panel voted to approve a variance that allows continued use of a private well at 511 Waverly Ave while the property owner builds an addition that will include an attached barn and a small breezeway with a bathroom.
A staff member told the panel the proposed 48-by-49-foot barn and an 8-by-12-foot breezeway would trigger the city requirement to connect to municipal water because the addition includes plumbing for a bathroom, but said staff supports a variance because city water is not practically available to the parcel. Staff said the nearest city water is located on Grey Roy Drive across the canal, making connection impractical. The staff presentation also noted two inquiries from adjacent property owners but no formal objections.
Applicant Rick Yoder, who gave his name and address as 511 Waverly, told the panel the existing well "produces great water" and said he had a septic inspection that showed the system pumps properly. Yoder estimated connecting to city water would cost about $250,000, a figure he described as prohibitive.
After closing the public portion, the chair moved to approve the request "with the commitments and conditions listed" (the specific commitments and conditions were not read into the record). Two affirmative votes of "Aye" were recorded and the motion passed. Staff said a zoning clearance still must be issued before building permits are released and that a staff member will follow up on remaining administrative steps.
Dwayne Stallsfus of a neighboring property was noted in the staff report as having inquired about the project but not stating support or objection.
The panel did not discuss any alternate funding or phasing to reduce the cost of a city-water connection on the record. The variance approval allows the property owner to proceed toward permitting subject to the conditions noted by staff.
