Chair moves to approve reduction of front-yard setback on Cherry Street; vote not recorded

The Grantsville planning board considered a request to reduce the required front-yard setback on a property along West Cherry Street so the owner could build a shop or garage. The board heard that the lot is unusually shaped — it narrows to a point — and that the applicant is seeking to reduce the 40-foot front-yard setback to 20 feet to make the structure feasible.

Staff (Speaker 1) and the applicant (Resident, Speaker 3) described the lot’s geometry and context. The applicant said the proposal was intended to avoid pushing the structure further back where it would "block the neighbor's view," and pointed out that when looking east on Cherry Street the proposed placement would align with existing house fronts and should not create visual obstruction.

Board members raised drainage and future roadway-connection concerns, noting a steep drop and what was described as an old wash behind the lot and planned adjacent development (West Haven townhomes) that may affect detention and site grading.

Chair (Speaker 2) moved to approve the request to allow the garage/shop to encroach into the 40-foot setback so the building would sit at a 20-foot setback. "I'm going to make a motion that we approve the request to allow the garage to go into the 40 foot setback along the front of the house so that it's only a 20 foot setback," the Chair said; the motion was seconded. The transcript does not show a recorded vote or final tally.

The board noted water/drainage issues and that the lot’s shape complicates standard front-yard measurements. The transcript includes no final conditions or a recorded vote; any technical plan approval or utility/drainage mitigation would be handled through subsequent reviews if the variance is formally adopted by the board or recorded in later minutes.