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BZA allows two condensers at Russell Road home 2.5 feet from property line, requires screening
Summary
David Perry received a 6-0 variance from the Bay Village BZA to place two air-conditioning condensers 2.5 feet from the property line (variance 7'7" from the 10' rule), conditional on year-round screening by decorative fencing or shrubs.
The Bay Village Board of Zoning Appeals granted homeowner David Perry a variance on June 18 to allow placement of two air-conditioning condensing units closer than the 10-foot property‑line setback. The board recorded that the new unit would be placed 2 feet 5 inches from the property line and that a variance of 7 feet 7 inches was required relative to the 10-foot standard.
Perry told the board the existing condenser was installed before he bought the house 10 years earlier and that locating the new split unit next to the existing unit avoids placing equipment under a window at the rear of the house. The board noted a submitted decibel rating (72 dB) and accepted a condition that "the condensing units collectively are screened year round by decorative fencing or year round shrubs." The motion to grant the variance was made by Dan Gess, seconded by Jan Saurman, and passed 6-0.
The transcript records that the placement is intended to keep the new equipment within the same area as the preexisting equipment and to avoid windows and more visible locations; the board required screening to reduce potential neighbor impacts.
