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Commissioners approve variance allowing garage within one foot of property line
Summary
The board approved a variance request by Richard (Rick) Abbott to reduce a side yard setback by nine feet, citing narrow lot geometry and the neighbor's informal consent; no opposition was recorded at the hearing.
Stephens County commissioners approved a variance requested by Richard (Rick) Abbott to allow a left side yard setback of one foot so he can construct a garage on a narrow lot at 1243 Ridgemoor Drive.
Abbott told the board the long, narrow lot makes the requested configuration the only practical way to build a garage and said the adjoining property owner indicated support so long as the foundation remained one foot from the property line. The Planning Commission recommended approval. No opposition speakers came forward at the public hearing. During the regular meeting commissioners moved and seconded approval; the motion carried.
The board did not attach additional conditions beyond the neighbor's request noted on the record; Abbott said he will ensure compliance with the agreed foundation limits.
