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Covington Board of Adjustments approves slab-elevation variance for 824 Collins Boulevard
Summary
At its regular meeting the Board of Adjustments approved a variance to the city's minimum slab-elevation rule for a 3.61-acre commercial site at 824 Collins Boulevard, citing site drainage and FEMA elevation compliance; the motion passed on a 4-0 roll-call vote.
The Board of Adjustments for the City of Covington approved a variance request for Case 25-03-08-BOA affecting 824 Collins Boulevard at a regular meeting.
The variance overturns a strict reading of the city code that requires residential and commercial slab or floor elevations to be at least 1 foot above the crown of the roadway abutting the property (City of Covington Code of Ordinances, Article 2, Division 2, Uniform Construction Codes, Section 18-55). Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the request.
The matter concerns a 3.61-acre parcel described in the meeting record as located in Section 37, Township 6 South, Range 11 East, bounded by Collins Boulevard and the old New Orleans electric car line. Jeffrey Fussell, an engineer with Aero Engineering, told…
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