Neighbors press board as developers seek large setback relief on Red Bluff Road

Oct 14, 2024

A request for major setback relief in the Carter's Bluff subdivision — seeking a 15‑ft setback rather than the newly required 60‑ft — drew multiple residents and a robust staff explanation about the 2022 ordinance; the board did not approve the request.

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Staff introduced a multi‑lot variance request in Carter's Bluff along Red Bluff Road noting that a January 4, 2022 county ordinance increased rural road setbacks to 60 feet. Cassidy Callahan of Boventure Engineering told the board that, because house pads and construction plans had been placed under earlier approvals, the developer cannot build houses on three lots without setback relief and asked the board to allow a 15‑foot setback on those lots.

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