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Board approves variance allowing existing carport at Utica Place to remain

5951004 · October 14, 2025
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The Board of Zoning Adjustment approved a front‑yard setback variance allowing a previously constructed 10x20 carport at 1924 Utica Place to remain. The applicant said the house's siting left insufficient room to add the carport without encroaching into the setback; the permit for the carport was not obtained before construction.

The Fort Smith Board of Zoning Adjustment on Oct. 13 approved a variance reducing the front yard setback from 25 feet to 20 feet for an existing 10‑by‑20 metal‑roof carport at 1924 Utica Place, allowing the structure to remain.

Staff reported the carport had been constructed without a required building permit; the building department…

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