Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

VA-24-03-001 — Matthew Larosiere

Request: Variance in the A-2 zoning district to allow a mobile home with a minimum developable lot area of 1.42 acres in lieu of 2 acres.

Decision: Approved

Hearing: SYNOPSIS: Staff described the proposal, including the location of the property, the site plan, and photos of the site. Staff provided an analysis of the six (6) criteria and the reasons for a recommendation for denial. Staff noted that no comments were received in favor or in opposition to the request. The applicant discussed the staff recommendation of denial, noted that the construction of a house would be more intrusive to the existing wetlands than the installation of a mobile home as proposed and mentioned the desire to preserve the existing trees and vegetation. There was no one in attendance to speak in favor or in opposition to the request. The BZA discussed the request, determined that the installation of a mobile home is consistent with the surrounding area., that the natural constraints of the wetlands impact the total usage of the property and unanimously recommended approval of the Variance, subject to the three (3) conditions in the staff report.