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Plan Commission approves special-exception to let homeowner build larger detached garage at 637 First Street
Summary
The commission voted to allow Eric Tanis to remove an undersized garage and build a larger two‑car detached garage and a larger stoop despite setback and open-space nonconformities, subject to grading review and a recorded special-exception restriction.
The Delafield City Plan Commission voted May 28 to approve a special-exception request that will allow a property owner at 637 First Street to replace a dilapidated, undersized detached garage with a larger two‑car garage and to construct stoops that extend into required setbacks.
Owner and applicant Eric Tannitz told commissioners he wanted the replacement garage pushed farther from the road for safety and to provide two-car parking; the existing garage was 180 square feet and “severely nonconforming” to the street setback, city planner Amy Barrows said. The applicant is…
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