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Board grants side-setback variance for detached garage at 608 South (street name discrepancy noted)
Summary
The Zoning Board approved a variance reducing the side setback and minimum building separation for a detached garage from 10 feet to 6 feet for Nick and Jessica Timmerman; the transcript contains inconsistent street-name references for the property.
The Galena Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance allowing Nick and Jessica Timmerman to reduce the side setback and the minimum building separation for a new detached garage from 10 feet to 6 feet.
Board members read and adopted a written finding of fact concluding that the applicants satisfied the zoning ordinance’s variance criteria (unique hardship, no special privilege, minimum necessary relief, compatibility with adjacent properties). The finding appears in the board record as calendar number 25DV-06.
A roll-call vote recorded affirmative votes and the motion passed. The written finding states the variance would not be injurious to adjacent properties, would not reduce property values or harm public health, safety or welfare, and would conform with the comprehensive plan.
Transcript inconsistency: the property’s street name appears inconsistently in the meeting transcript. The finding-of-fact reading first references the property as “608 South Kensbury” and later the motion language refers to “608 South Penn Street.” The board record adopted at the meeting does not clarify the correct street name on the transcript; staff will need to confirm the official parcel address in the permit file before issuing permits.
No public testimony in opposition was recorded in the transcript for this item.
