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Ames zoning board denies variance for covered entry at 1420–1422 Coolidge Drive
Summary
The Ames Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a homeowner’s request to keep a covered entry that projects roughly 3½ feet into an 8‑foot side yard setback after staff said the property did not meet the state’s new practical‑difficulties criteria and no unique physical hardship was shown.
The Ames Zoning Board of Adjustment on Sept. 10 denied a variance request that would have allowed an existing covered entry at 1420–1422 Coolidge Drive to remain as built, with the roof projecting about 3½ feet into an 8‑foot side yard setback. The board voted to deny the request after hearing staff analysis and testimony from the homeowner and neighbors.
City planner Benjamin Campbell said the roof projects about 5 feet 4½ inches from the house and that the encroachment was identified during a rental inspection because no building permits had been obtained. "The property of 1420/1422 Coolidge Drive does meet all of the minimum standards for lot area and lot width," Campbell told the board, but he advised…
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