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agreement. She repeated that all they were seeking to do was to take a small portion of ■r ThC* ’30,vacre parcel and •* fearrangfc boundary lines so ^Iheir house k on the seven acre lot. A
Setting A Precedent?
BZA member George Muth suggested the BZA postpone its.7 decision until legal advice is secured. “We might be setting a precedent,” he warned.
Mrs. Neal responded that > he’d gone over and over the ■ounty’s zoning ordinance to ensure that their proposal did not violate any local regulations and asked the BZA members to show her in the ordinance why they couldn’t grant her variance request.
Patty Alexander pointed out the blanket prohibition in article 1-6 against division of any lot zoned residential or residential subdivision.
Mrs. Neal offered to provide letters from doctors detailing her and her husband’s medical condition, repeating that neither is physically able to work the entire 37 acres. “This is a hardship case...I’m not putting on." she emphasized.
Gardiner replied that the BZA must have legal advice from commonwealth’s attorney Douglas Baumgardner before acting.
“You’ll feel better and we’ll feel better,” Muth assured Mrs. Neal.
“I can’t say anything more.” Mrs. Neal replied, shaking her head. “You all are the bosses.”
We’ll try to be as fair as possible,” Gardiner assured her. “But we do want a legal opinion.”
Mrs. Neal pointed out that she and her husband had followed proper procedure, coming before the BZA for approval as specified in the
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