Board denies variance request for shed at 903 River Rock Drive
May 8, 2025
At least five neighbor support letters were submitted for a proposed shed but the board denied the variance (4–0), citing inaccurate neighbor letters about building size and concerns about setting precedent for front‑yard accessory structures in the subdivision.
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The board denied a request to reduce a recorded front setback from 35 feet to 14 feet at 903 River Rock Drive. Staff (speaker 3) said the property is in Coleman’s Bluff and noted a previously installed smaller shed at the same location; the owner, Diana Ballard (speaker 9), said moving the shed would require relocating a generator, air‑conditioning equipment and trees and that she had five direct neighbors' support letters.
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