Board of Zoning Appeals grants front-yard setback variance for property identified as PRN 5921

Speaker 1, presiding officer, said the Mecklenburg County Zoning Offices received an application from Morris and Pamela Jordan seeking a variance under Article 3, Section 3(A) to reduce the required 100-foot setback from the center line/right-of-way to 50 feet for a detached garage on PRN 5921, zoned Agricultural.

Speaker 1 said no one was present to speak for the application and noted that a prior tobacco barn had been located on the site before the Jordans purchased the property. "I've gone out there and measured it, prior to Mister Jordan buying this property," Speaker 1 said, describing a staff site visit and measurement. Speaker 1 added that if the structure were moved back it would obstruct the owner's view and that, "considering that it was a previous building there, I see where it's satisfactory to keep or proceed forward with the new construction."

Other board members and staff described the site as located on a low-volume road (turning off Whiteman Road, first large farm on the right) and said that during inspection only one passing car was observed. Based on the site visit and the existence of the prior structure, the board moved to approve the variance. Speaker 1 called for a voice vote: "All in favor, say aye," and the ayes were spoken; the chair announced approval. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or name-by-name votes.

The board recorded the property's location as the south side of Route 661 (Meadows Road) at its intersection with Route 662 (Whiteman Road) in Mecklenburg County. The application identified the property as PRN 5921 and zoned Agricultural. The transcript does not specify mover/second language for the variance motion or a numeric vote tally.

Next steps: the board approved the variance on voice vote during the meeting; the transcript does not record any conditions, appeals instructions, or an effective date for the variance.