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DeKalb BZA grants front-yard setback variance so Ashley homeowners can add porch, larger garage
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a development standards variance for Kurt and Katie Tompkins to reduce the front-yard setback to allow a covered porch and attached garage at 384 County Road 19 in Ashley, citing the existing house location and county department approvals.
The DeKalb County Board of Zoning Appeals voted to grant a development standards variance allowing Kurt and Katie Tompkins to reduce the front-yard setback for a covered porch and attached garage at 384 County Road 19 in Ashley.
Staff advised that County Road 19 has a 60-foot right-of-way (30 feet from the centerline on each side) and that the UDO requires a 50-foot minimum front-yard setback. Because the right-of-way plus setback yields an 80-foot required…
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