Zoning board approves a garage variance next to a vacant lot, over one neighbor's written objection
What happened
The Vigo County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance letting a property owner replace an existing detached garage with a larger one, even though part of the new structure sits closer than the standard setback to the line of an adjoining, currently unbuildable lot. A board member asked how the builder could avoid encroaching onto the neighboring lot during construction, and the petitioner said the new garage would sit one to two feet off the property line rather than butted against it.
The outcome
The board approved the variance on a voice vote, on the condition that the petitioner obtain a demolition permit and an improvement location permit.
Sources
Also known as: garage variance · detached garage rebuild · rear-yard setback variance · the vacant lot next door