Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

VA-25-12-075 — Mizanur Rahman

Request: Variances in the R-CE district as follows: 1) To allow a minimum lot width of 120 ft. in lieu of 130 ft. 2) To allow a minimum lot area of 0.34 acre in lieu of 1 acre 3) To allow a front setback of 34.69 ft. in lieu of 35 ft. 4) To allow a rear setback of 31.73 ft. in lieu of 50 ft. 5) To allow an east side street setback of 10 ft. in lieu of 15 ft. 6) To allow a structure to be located nearer the west side street lot line than the required front yard of such abutting lot (19.7 ft. in lieu of 25 ft.).

Decision: Approved

Hearing: Staff presented the proposal, outlined the property's location, site plan, and site photos, and reviewed the six criteria and explained the reasons for recommending approval of Variances #1 and #2 and denial of Variances of #3-#6. Staff noted that no public comments were received either in support or opposition to the request. BZA asked questions regarding the property's administrative rezoning from 1968 and setback variance from 2008. Additional questions were asked regarding neighboring properties and the subject property's inconsistent Future Land Use. The applicant who was present stated that the property had a prior variance that was assumed to allow construction of the property and the prepared plans provided by the applicant were prepared subject to the previous variance. The BZA discussed the subject property's abnormal location and discussed the impact of the administrative rezoning on this area of the county. There was no one in attendance to speak in favor or in opposition to the request.The BZA recommended approval of the Variance requests by a 6-0 vote, with one absent, subject to the 4 conditions found in the staff report.

Conditions: 1) Development shall be in accordance with the site plan dated September 25, 2025 , and elevations dated September 9, 2025 , subject to the conditions of approval, and all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations. Any proposed non-substantial deviations, changes, or modifications will be subject to the Zoning Manager's review and approval. Any proposed substantial deviations, changes, or modifications will be subject to a public hearing before the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) where the BZA makes a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC).