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Covington board denies variance to convert Rutland warehouse to event center
Summary
The City of Covington Board of Adjustments denied a variance request to allow an event center at 621 East Rutland Street, concluding the applicant did not demonstrate the required hardship and the proposed use conflicted with CO zoning limits on building size and permitted uses.
The City of Covington Board of Adjustments voted unanimously to deny a variance request for an event center at 621 East Rutland Street, saying the application resembled a zoning change rather than the narrow hardship relief the board handles.
The matter, filed as case number 250101, sought permission to use an existing warehouse in a CO (commerce/office professional) zoning district as an event center and to exceed the 4,000-square-foot limit the ordinance allows for nonresidential buildings in that zone. The board’s motion to deny carried on a 5-0 roll call.
Why it matters: Neighbors said the proposed assembly use and the scale of the building — the applicant described using roughly 12,000 square feet of the…
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