Board denies appeal to place moved shed on crushed‑stone foundation at 28107 West Oakland

The Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request to allow a moved 12-by-16 shed to be placed on crushed limestone at 28107 West Oakland, rejecting the applicant’s appeal to the 2019 residential building code.

The applicant asked to keep a limestone footprint (18-by-18) rather than pour a new concrete slab and argued the shed move was a cost-saving measure and consistent with a neighbor’s prior arrangement. Board members and the building director said the building code requires a permanent foundation for structures of this size to resist uplift, wind and snow loads and to allow mechanical anchoring (anchor bolts). The building director advised that if a full foundation is undesired the applicant could present engineered details demonstrating compliance with uplift, wind and frost-protection requirements, but still would need the code interpretation to allow an alternate anchorage approach.

A motion to grant the appeal — permitting placement without a new foundation — was moved and seconded but failed on a roll-call vote; the board recorded negative votes from the members present. The board concluded that a concrete pad or an engineered anchorage solution was appropriate given the structure’s size and the safety considerations cited by staff.