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Board approves height and front-yard variances for proposed 27-foot garage at 3029 Graybill Road; contractor recused
Summary
The board granted two variances Aug. 15 to allow a 27-foot-2-inch detached garage and to place an accessory structure in the front yard at 3029 Graybill Road after testimony that soil conditions made rear placement impracticable; owner/contractor Jared Schultz recused and did not vote.
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted Aug. 15 to grant two variances requested by Schultz Design & Construction for a proposed detached garage at 3029 Graybill Road: a 9-foot-2-inch height variance to allow a garage 27 feet 2 inches tall where 18 feet is permitted, and a variance permitting an accessory structure in the front yard where the Green code allows accessory structures only in the rear yard.
The contractor and owner, who identified himself as Jared Schultz, recused from the discussion and vote because of an economic interest in the project; the chair noted Schultz would remain in the room but would not vote. After the recusal, the four voting board members were told they would need three votes to grant the variances.
A project representative explained the team originally planned to site the garage behind the house but subsurface soil conditions — attributed to previous mining activity on the parcel — made that location infeasible and cost-prohibitive. The property is an approximately 18-acre parcel, the presenter said, and the chosen location is set back from the road and likely not visible from public right-of-way; the presenter estimated the site is several hundred feet from the nearest curvature of Graybill Road.
Board members questioned visibility, access and materials. The presenter said the garage will have 14-foot doors to allow camper or RV access and that roof pitch and a mono-slope profile were chosen to better match the house’s architecture. He said finished-floor elevations and the roof peak would keep the module lower than adjacent visible elevations.
A motion to grant both variances was made, seconded and passed on a roll call of the four eligible voting members; Schultz was recorded as recused. The chair closed the item by offering the applicants good luck with construction.
Why it matters: The decision allows a substantially taller accessory building and permits front-yard placement, both of which alter the property’s scale and the ways neighbors or passersby may see the structure. The board cited subsurface constraints and aesthetic considerations in adopting the variance.
