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Variance approved for Ridgemoor homeowner to add garage within 1 foot side setback
Summary
Rick Abbott won a variance reducing the left side yard setback from 10 feet to 1 foot at 1243 Ridgemoor Drive to allow construction of a garage; staff and commissioners noted the narrow lot and concluded the request would not harm neighboring setbacks.
The commission approved a variance request on July 1 allowing Richard (Rick) Abbott to reduce the left side yard setback from 10 feet to 1 foot at his Ridgemoor Drive property to accommodate a new garage.
Abbott told the commission the lot is long and narrow and the home was purchased in its current footprint; he said he had discussed the project with the adjoining property owner and that the eave would not encroach over the property line. He explained the proposed dimensions and said the garage would be sized so that one of his existing cars would be sold if it would not fit. "My name is Rick Abbott," he said while correcting a misspelling in the packet and describing the constraints that led to the variance request.
A commissioner who owns adjacent property recused themselves from the vote on the record; after discussion that the variance would not affect neighbors' future setbacks and a second, the motion to approve carried. The commission’s action was recorded as a recommendation and, where applicable, applicants were reminded to pursue permits and build after county approval.
