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BZA approves variance for pool house at 640 Shirley due to lot shape and DTE constraints
Summary
The board granted a 9.9-foot setback variance for a small pool cabana at 640 Shirley, accepting evidence about lot shape, overhead utility easements and neighbor support that limited alternate siting options.
The Birmingham Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance to allow a pool cabana at 640 Shirley to sit 21.6 feet from an adjacent primary structure instead of the 31.5 feet required under the zoning formula (a requested variance of 9.9 feet).
Andrew Erickson presented the appeal under Chapter 126, Article 4, Section 4.03(b). Sabrina Brown of Mosier Design, Landscape Architecture, spoke for the homeowners, Teresa and Joseph Carter, and described site constraints:…
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