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Variance approved to allow three‑car garage in lakefront front yard
Summary
The commission approved a variance allowing an accessory storage/garage building in the front yard of a lakefront property owned by Steven Louder, citing topography and lack of alternative parking as justification.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a variance that will allow an accessory structure (a three‑car garage/storage building) to be located in the front yard of a lakefront lot owned by Steven Louder.
Staff explained that Chapter 59 requires accessory structures to be in side or rear yards and that the property’s orientation makes the majority of the tract functionally a front yard; staff recommended approval. Applicant Steven Louder described the site as a narrow, privately maintained dead‑end strip of about 2.3 acres where the proposed building would not be visible from the road and would protect equipment from weather. The commission approved the recommendation by motion and second.
The recommendation will be transmitted to the county commission for final action.
