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Variance — approvedVA-00-02-007

Orange CountyBoard of Zoning Adjustment

Heard February 3, 2000

Vote
Not recorded
Jurisdiction
Orange County
Orange County
Meeting body
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Case number
VA-00-02-007

Summary of the decision

VA-00-02-007 — Stephen & Victoria Ramsdell

Request: Variance in R-1 zone to erect addition (family room and office space) 17 ft. from rear property line in lieu of 25 ft.

Decision: Approved

Hearing: The property is located in Chatam Place subdivision, a 26-lot subdivision platted in 1988. The applicant wishes to enclose an existing screened porch and expand it to create additional living area. Mr. Ramsdell stated he recently adopted his nephew, and the additional space is needed for this reason. The applicant stated that due to the lot being on the cul-de-sac, there is a indented curvature in the front of the lot that made it necessary to locate the house further into the rear setback area than other homes in the subdivision. The BZA saw this as a unique situation and therefore recommended approval of the request. There was no opposition.

Affected parcels

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Provenance

Extracted from the official meeting record on Jul 24, 2026. Extraction confidence: 95%. Always confirm against the adopted minutes before relying on this decision in a filing.