Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

VA-19-11-129 — Mathew Beers

Request: "Variances in the R-1A zoning district as follows:

Decision: Approved

Hearing: "Staff explained the history of the property, including the fact that the subdivision which created the subject property was recorded in 1924, 33 years before zoning was introduced in Orange County. In 1957, when Orange County initially placed zoning on the property within the County, the subject property and all property in the area was placed in the R-1A zoning district which requires 75 ft. of lot width. This rendered every lot in the subdivision but one nonconforming. The existing residence was built in 1988, one foot into the side (north) property line. The applicant purchased the subject property in 2016. Without the variance for the existing home the home would remain a nonconforming structure, and if ever destroyed, could not be rebuilt to its current footprint. Without the variance for the addition, the addition would need to be offset from the existing side building line one ft. Staff noted that it had not received any correspondence regarding this application.