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Ocean View board approves setback variance for South Primrose Lane homeowner
Summary
The Ocean View Board of Adjustment approved a variance allowing an attached one-car garage to encroach 5 feet into the 15-foot side-yard setback at 27 South Primrose Lane. Applicant Jennifer Marson said the narrow lot and HOA and neighbor approvals motivated the request.
The Town of Ocean View Board of Adjustment voted to grant a setback variance for a property at 27 South Primrose Lane, allowing an attached one-car garage to project 5 feet into the required 15-foot side-yard setback.
Jennifer Marson, the property owner, testified she owns one of the smallest houses in the Country Village neighborhood and seeks the attached garage to add storage without building a detached structure that would require a longer driveway and removal of a shed. "I just need a five feet on that side," Marson said after being sworn in. She told the board she had HOA approval and that the immediately adjacent neighbor had submitted a letter of no objection.
Planning staff told the board the parcel is unusually narrow for the area—lots in the nearby sections average about 100 feet—so the proposed garage would result in approximately 25.3% lot coverage, below the town's 35% maximum. Staff also said the application included Country Village building and environmental committee approval and that, if the variance were granted, the applicant would still need to complete single-lot development review with a grading plan and survey reviewed by the town engineer.
A board member moved to approve the variance as the minimum relief necessary and said staff had worked with the applicant on configurations. No public comments were recorded. The motion was seconded and the board approved the variance by voice vote. The applicant thanked the board after the decision.
The board’s approval does not waive subsequent development-review requirements; Marson must submit the required grading plan and survey for engineering review before construction can proceed.
