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BZA grants condenser setback variance for Sunset Drive home, requires screening
Summary
The BZA approved a variance for an air-conditioning condenser at 25015 Sunset Drive, granting relief due to an irregular lot and requiring decorative fencing or year‑round vegetation to screen the unit; board discussion noted conflicting variance figures in the record.
Homeowner Beverly Hass requested a variance to place an air-conditioning condenser at 25015 Sunset Drive closer than the 10-foot requirement, citing an irregularly shaped lot and evergreen plantings that limit placement options. The board discussed measurements — the transcript records both a 5'6" proposed distance and an agenda note that the required variance calculation might be 4'6" — and debated how the lot shape and adjacent plantings constrain alternate locations.
Hass said the proposed location is "the most logical place to put the unit" given the lot configuration and windows; she also described rebuilding the home previously and installing a furnace now as the right time to add air conditioning. The board granted a variance in a 6-0 vote and conditioned approval on screening the condenser with decorative fencing or year‑round vegetation. The motion as recorded in the transcript describes the approved placement and the screening requirement.
Note: the transcript contains inconsistent numerical statements about the exact variance amount in the discussion (the applicant and chair referenced different figures during the conversation). The action recorded in the meeting minutes and in the motion text granted the variance with a screening requirement.
