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Covington board approves variances to allow church and adjacent lot to become single residence
Summary
The Covington Board of Adjustments approved variances allowing a new attached residence and garage where a church and an existing house stand, reducing the required rear setback and granting a height variance. Neighbors raised drainage and tree-protection concerns and said building plans were not yet filed.
The Covington Board of Adjustments approved a variance for Case No. 250409BOA to allow conversion of a former church parcel and an adjacent lot into a single attached residence, reducing the required rear-yard setback and granting a height variance.
The application covers a portion of Lot 5 and 10 feet of a revoked alley in Square 2302 in Covington, with municipal addresses of 202 West 20 Third Avenue and 325 North Madison Street. The applicant asked to reduce the rear-yard setback to roughly 3 feet from the rear property line and to increase the maximum allowed height from 35 feet to 40 feet to match the existing church roofline.
Applicant Guy (last name not provided) told the board, "We're going to remove that house in the back. It's being moved. . . . We're going to…
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