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Board grants variance for 12x16 side-yard shed on pie-shaped lot; member recuses
Summary
The Green Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing an accessory shed to be placed in the side yard at 7007 Pine Knoll Drive due to a pie-shaped lot and a front-yard septic system. Contractor Connor Seitzinger and homeowner John Malloy presented; a board member (Schultz) recused and the motion passed with a 4-0 tally among voting members.
The Green Board of Zoning Appeals on July 18 granted a variance permitting a 12-by-16 accessory structure in the side yard of a pie-shaped lot at 7007 Pine Knoll Drive, after hearing from contractor Connor Seitzinger of Mott Property Services and homeowner John Malloy.
Seitzinger told the board the lot is pie-shaped with most yard area in front; a septic system and a large rear retaining wall limit rear-yard options. "The majority of our yard is in the front," Seitzinger said, and the proposed side-yard location keeps the shed within required setbacks and out of the septic area. Malloy confirmed the shed would be 12 by 16 and that the structure would be designed to match the house in color and trim.
The record included a neighbor support letter and materials from the applicants. Board member Schultz recused himself for a personal and business relationship prior to consideration of the item; the chair confirmed there remained a quorum. A motion to approve the variance to permit an accessory structure in the side yard carried in recorded roll call vote, with the motion passing among voting members (recorded as 4-0 with one recusal).
Why it matters: The decision recognizes lot-shape and septic constraints as valid grounds for a side-yard accessory variance and may guide similar future requests in the neighborhood. The application cited Green planning and development code, table 157.087-1, which restricts accessory structures to rear yards absent a variance.
The board recorded no additional conditions beyond those on the record. The contractor and homeowner may now pursue building permits consistent with the approved variance.
