Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

VA-16-11-141 — ROGER DALE HULL, JR.

Request: Variances in the R-1A zoning district to allow accessory structure (shed) to remain as follows: 1) 740 sq. ft. in size in lieu of 500 sq. ft. 2) 3 ft. from side (south) property line in lieu of 5 ft.; and 3) Built with materials that are not used for typical single family home construction. (Note: This is a result of code enforcement action).

Decision: Approved

Hearing: The applicant built a detached storage shed in his yard without permits. The shed is too large and needs a variance. Staff gave a brief presentation and advised the BZA the request was too extensive and the amount of deviation was 48% which is too great. The applicant advised the BZA a company from North Carolina built the shed and did not get permits. The BZA stated they should review this request as if it was not built yet. And if the applicant was proposing this request today, the BZA would not support it. The BZA approved up to 608 sq. ft. of accessory use area and gave the applicant 180 days to reduce it in size and meet the side yard setback. There was no opposition at the hearing.