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La Porte City BZA approves reduced front-yard setback for Rockwood Street garage
Summary
On May 13 the La Porte City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance reducing the minimum front-yard setback from 25 feet to 17 feet so homeowner Herman Peyton can rebuild a 24-by-30 detached garage after storm damage.
La Porte City’s Board of Zoning Appeals on May 13 approved a variance reducing the minimum front-yard setback from 25 feet to 17 feet along the south property line to allow a homeowner to rebuild a detached garage.
The variance was requested by petitioner Herman Peyton of 401 Rockwood Street after an insurance company required demolition of an existing garage damaged when a tree struck it. Peyton told the board he plans to replace the existing 18-by-18 garage with a 24-by-30 structure and that the larger garage will allow him to store…
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