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Zoning Board of Appeals approves setback variance for Wagon Wheel property

Butler County Planning Commission · May 5, 2026
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Summary

The commission acting as the Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance allowing an accessory structure to encroach to 13 feet from the rear property line and to exceed front/side setbacks on a 0.5-acre Wagon Wheel Ranch lot; motion carried 6-0.

The Planning Commission, sitting as the Zoning Board of Appeals, approved VA 26-05, allowing property owner Solomon Snowbarger to construct a 30' x 40' accessory daylight-living area that encroaches to 13 feet from the north (rear) property line and encroaches front and side setback requirements. Director Toby Stewart described the parcels in Wagon Wheel Ranch as small and noted setback encroachments are common in the subdivision; a neighbor contacted by staff agreed to the 13-foot limit.

Snowbarger told commissioners he had spoken to his neighbor, Ms. Graham, who had no objections and that they will meet to confirm property lines and trimming needs. The commission approved the variance 6-0 (Griggs motion, Kehler second). The decision is final because the board was acting as the Zoning Board of Appeals.