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Board approves variance to split accessory dwelling unit into separate parcel
Summary
The board granted a variance allowing William and Taryn Paradise to separate an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) from the primary residence on a 22.25-acre parcel, citing separate driveways, utilities and septic systems for each dwelling.
The Brown County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance July 29 to permit the split of an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) from the primary residence on a 22.25-acre parcel so the petitioners can sell a roughly 5-acre portion that contains the primary residence.
Kayla summarized the request under section 3.2(c) of the county ordinance, which ordinarily requires an ADU to remain accessory to the primary use. Staff told the board the two structures have separate driveways, utilities and septic systems and are roughly 365 feet apart on GIS measurements; the petitioners said they wished to split the land into a 5-acre parcel for the primary home and retain 17.25 acres with the ADU and lake.
Sterling Minor, the RE/MAX broker representing the sellers, told the board he was acting to facilitate sale of the main residence and noted the parcel backs onto a conservancy area. After confirming the ADU had a separate septic installed in 2023 and the primary home’s septic was from 2014, the board concluded the two dwellings function as separate residences for practical purposes and approved the variance.
