Board approves variances so homeowner can place a pool on an older lot of record

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved several variances requested by Danielle Rupner to allow a pool on her property at 2022 Sanford Drive. Staff recommended approval because the lot is an older lot of record (created in 1961), and the board and staff corrected an administrative error during the hearing: the A1 lot‑size requirement is 80,000 sq ft (not 40,000), so the board approved a larger variance down to the property’s existing 15,638 sq ft.

Rupner told the board that the house and accessory structures pre‑existed current setback rules when she purchased the home in 2022 and that the proposed pool layout would meet the required setbacks if the variances were granted. After staff and board corrected the lot‑size reference, a board member moved and the motion passed by voice vote.

The board’s vote allows the applicant to proceed with pool permit submittal using the approved variances; standard permitting and inspection processes will apply.