All those opposed for the variance.

You have a collective total of 20 minutes to present your case to the board for denial.

If you are here in opposed, if you have not, you can sign up right there at the desk.

If there's anyone else who shows up, or anyone else who has an issue and wants to speak, please reserve any part of that 20 minutes for them to speak as well.

And I'll remind you all to turn your phones back on when you leave the building.

Thank you very much.

First item agenda is the minutes for last month's meeting.

I believe they uh been signed.

Do we have any do I hear a motion to approve those minutes?

Motion to approve those amended minutes from last month.

Okay.

Motion has been made and seconded.

We approve the amended amended minutes from last month's meeting.

All those in favor.

Okay.

Much thank you, Lisa.

You're welcome.

All right.

First case.

First case is V 2026-09, Riverstone Custom Homes LLC is requesting a variance for property at 411 Campbell Hill Road.

Okay, who's here to present this case?

Please step up to the podium there.

State your name, sir.

Uh my name is Reggie Lopes.

Okay.

I am the owner of Riverstone Custom Homes, and I purchased this property.

Uh when I uh put the the property under contract, uh I was given a survey of the property that was done in 2015.

Um the survey showed the property having an 80-foot uh wide uh front as well as an 80-foot five uh 80-foot wide rear boundary.

Um the deed goes back to the uh 40s, and so the description of it is kind of loose, but basically calls for a uniform um property or width going back.

Um just prior to closing uh because there is a drain that runs uh that cuts the property, um hence the reason the builder next door had to put his garage as far back as he did is because that there's a drain that kind of cuts his property.

I did a record a records request, got the survey from the builder next door.

Um and in looking at their survey and looking at the survey that was done in 2015, uh became very clear that there was a discrepancy and that based off of their measurements.

Um 411 Campbell Hill, or the property that I was purchasing purchasing lost seven feet.

That backright property pin came in towards uh what would it what is 411?

And so you lose seven feet.

Um the plan that I had designed to fit on that property.

I had modified a plan to fit, uh no longer fit.

And um, and so it was at that point that I talked with the owner Mallory, and um and basically had a conversation as far as what what I was gonna do, and I got with the city and requested I had initially asked if uh they could just do it administrative because I was only asking for three feet where I could still make it work.

Um when I say make it work, I modified the plan a second time.

I shrunk it uh and I shrunk the garage as well.

So I made the plan even smaller uh to try to fit it, but I needed three feet in order to make that work.

Um so the the you know the difficulty also is that there is a drainage easement that runs towards the property.

So in order to put a garage back there, uh it runs at a 45 degree angle.

Um you might be able to squeeze something at the very back corner, uh, and that's questionable.

It might be a one-car garage, but it's gonna put it so far back, and um, and I really don't want to do that because the biggest complaint of the house to the right that that builder is trying to sell, um, and most people are complaining, is just the garage is so far back there, and then of course you're gonna be walking in the rain if it's ever raining, and and so therefore I really wanted uh the garage to be part of the house.

And so therefore, I really wanted the garage to be part of the house.

And so again, I would like to, you know, that's why I'm requesting a three-foot variance in order to make this work.

Let me ask you a question.

Board decides against you.

What would you do?

Well, I mean, at this point, I went ahead and closed on the property, so I own it now.

So at that point, I probably put a two-car front entry, which I don't particularly want to do because you don't really see a lot of those on that street.

I'm if you look at the house and the elevation that I attached, uh, it's very much in keeping with the community and with the neighborhood.

Um so I have one garage sticking forward.

That's a it's like a carriage garage.

Um but if I have to, I I could do a two-car front entry, which keep in mind the price point is pretty substantial because uh it's a desirable neighborhood.

Everyone wants to live around there, um, but in order to do that, you're clearly having to tear down old structures, right?

Which creates a very expensive lot.

So when you look at a price point that I'm having to build at, uh people really want a three-car garage.

Any question for Mr.