Planner recommends approval for 2,400 sq ft accessory building near Meadow Oak wetlands

Case planner Kyle Rogas presented LDLVAR202637, a variance request by Corey Brinson to build a 2,400-square-foot accessory structure at 2018 Meadow Oak Circle on a 1.50-acre parcel with roughly 59% preservation designation. Rogas said wetlands and floodplain restrict developable uplands and that the proposed building would meet setbacks and the 25-foot undisturbed wetland buffer required by county code. Staff recommended approval as the minimal necessary variance.

Rogas told the hearing that "The proposed accessory structure will be 2,400 square feet which is approximately 138% larger than the primary structure," and that recent aerial imagery shows similar accessory structures nearby. The applicant and his wife said they contracted a wetlands determination and would provide documentation; Rogas confirmed he had read a letter of opposition and summarized its wetlands concern. The hearing officer closed public testimony and said a written order will be issued within about a week to ten days.