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Zoning board approves screened porch for Tommy Luther Drive house, 7-0
Summary
The Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 15 approved an area variance allowing Mark and Lisa Larkin to enclose an existing rear porch and cover existing steps at 17 Tommy Luther Drive, granting 14.7 feet (49%) relief from the SR district rear-yard setback requirement by a 7-0 vote.
The Saratoga Springs Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 15 voted 7-0 to grant an area variance allowing Mark and Lisa Larkin to enclose an existing rear porch and cover steps at 17 Tommy Luther Drive, reducing the rear-yard setback from the required 30 feet to 15.3 feet.
The applicants sought relief of 14.7 feet (49% of the required setback) to permit a screened porch that would encompass existing steps and extend slightly beyond the current patio area. The board read a draft resolution that found the applicants had tried alternative designs and concluded the variance would not be detrimental to neighbors; the motion as read…
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