Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

VA-17-01-177 — HAROLD COOKE

Request: Variances in the A-2 zoning district as follows: 1) To allow an accessory structure with a floor area of 2,925 sq. ft. in lieu of 2,000 sq. ft.; and, 2) To allow accessory structure height of 26 ft. in lieu of 20 ft.

Decision: Approved

Hearing: The applicant is proposing a 2,925 sq. ft. accessory building behind his house. The parcel is almost 5 acres in size. If it contained 5 acres then no variance would be necessary. Staff advised the BZA that the Wedgefield development had a mix of 1 -5 acre parcels. many of the parcels have oversized accessory buildings. Therefore, this request was consistent with the existing development trend of the area. Further, the Wedgefield homeowners association submitted a letter of approval. The BZA agreed this request was typical of the properties in this development and approved the request. There was no opposition to this request.