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Burton ZBA approves front-porch variance for 3491 Laurel Avenue

3396866 · May 15, 2025
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Summary

The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance allowing a front porch/deck closer to the street than the R-1C setback requires, with administration recommending approval and no public opposition recorded.

The Zoning Board of Appeals approved ZBA case 25-12, granting a variance to allow a front porch at 3491 Laurel Avenue to encroach within the front-yard setback.

The property is zoned R-1C, single-family residential. The applicant sought to construct a porch that would reduce the required front-yard setback from 20 feet to 15 feet.

Why it matters: the variance changes the allowed front-yard setback on a residential lot in a neighborhood of small lot sizes; the board concluded…

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