Summary
Sean and Patricia Chenworth built a new Montego Bay house six inches over the side setback with a 19.14-foot driveway, blaming a surveyor's misplaced stakes. The Board found no uniqueness of the lot and denied all four after-the-fact relief requests 5-0, leaving the finished, under-contract home out of compliance.
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Last discussed Apr 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
The homeowners face redesign, relocation or legal remedies against the surveyor, with the house already under contract for sale.
Neighboring Montego Bay property owners concerned about setbacks, pedestrian safety and precedent.
The Chenworths, whose completed home remains out of compliance despite testimony they relied in good faith on a licensed surveyor.
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