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Council approves variance to enclose existing deck at 1504 South Locust after Planning & Zoning denial
Summary
The City Council overturned a Planning and Zoning denial and approved a variance allowing a homeowner to enclose an existing deck into a three-season porch at 1504 South Locust. The applicant said the house was built from a mirrored site plan in 2004 and that enclosing would not expand the footprint.
The City Council voted to approve a variance allowing construction of a three‑season porch on an existing deck at 1504 South Locust, overturning a prior denial by the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) commission.
The variance request arose after the applicant, Jim Lynn, told the council the house and deck were built from a mirrored version of the site plan approved in 2004 and that the city’s historical approvals and inspections permitted the existing footprint. He asked the council to allow enclosure of the deck without increasing the current nonconforming setback.
P&Z had denied the variance on…
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