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Accomack BZA denies variance request to split Bayfront Street parcel
Summary
The board denied a variance request (VAR0000422026) that would have created two buildable lots from an existing parcel, citing self-created hardship, insufficient frontage/area, and neighborhood flooding and safety concerns raised by neighbors.
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny a request for multiple variances necessary to split a Bayfront Street parcel into two buildable lots (VAR0000422026). Staff told the board that the applicant had not met the threshold for variance approval, describing the proposed split as a self-created hardship and noting potential detriment to adjacent properties; three written public comments in opposition were received and neighbors spoke in person about flooding and evacuation concerns.
Neighbors described drainage ditches and recurring flooding that, they said, could strand future occupants of a subdivided lot; one commenter said, “I have legitimate safety concerns,” and showed the board where tide and storm-driven flooding occur. After discussion the board moved to deny the variances; the motion passed by voice vote.
