V-26-0015 barn variance

Son of the owner, explained the family simply wants a barn to house their RV and vehicles and isn't ready to build a house yet.

Declined to speak but had his card read: the property is being run as a commercial landscaping business with traffic, loud music and workers coming and going after dark.

Argued the barn flatly violates the code, dwarfs the 1,000-square-foot cap, would worsen flooding on flood-prone Tiger Bend, and looks like a footpring for future commercialization.

Didn't speak but his card was read: the variance would allow a commercial building in a residential area and no accessory building should precede a primary residence.

The District 4 councilwoman relayed constituent calls against the request, said a house should come first, worried about the structure's size and use, and asked the board to deny it.

Rose Hill resident opposed over traffic — dump trucks and congestion on Tiger Bend — and cited a nearby landscaping business takeover as a warning of what could come.

Her property backs up to the site; she worries a big slab will worsen water pooling on her land and says the property already hosts late-night parties with live music.

In an emailed comment read into the record, she said she lives beside the property, has endured years of loud music, yelling and heavy vehicle traffic, reports sewage smells and multiple occupants, and is totally against the proposal.