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Board of Adjustments approves variance for larger detached garage at 1122 Seventh Avenue South
Summary
The Board of Adjustments approved a variance allowing a detached accessory garage larger and taller than zoning standards at 1122 Seventh Avenue South, overturning staff’s recommendation to deny because two of the five required variance criteria were not met.
On Sept. 23, 2025, the Board of Adjustments approved a variance allowing a new detached accessory structure at 1122 Seventh Avenue South to exceed two development standards: maximum accessory height and maximum accessory floor area.
Staff told the board the property is zoned SR3, which limits accessory-structure height to 15 feet and requires accessory floor area not to exceed the primary structure’s footprint. Planning staff said the applicant proposed a 36-foot by 30-foot detached garage with a height of 18 feet 9 inches and an additional third car stall. “Upon staff review, we are noting that criteria A and C are not met,” staff said, referring to the board’s five-criterion variance test.
The variance matter mattered because staff found the application did not meet two required legal criteria: that the variance arise from conditions unique to the property that are not…
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