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Birmingham Board grants three variances for 774 Lakeside to allow small rear additions
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved three dimensional variances for a 1948 home at 774 Lakeside, permitting a small increase in lot coverage, a reduced rear-yard setback for a first-floor mudroom and a stacked second-floor addition over an existing nonconforming footprint.
The Birmingham Board of Zoning Appeals approved three variances tied to plans for 774 Lakeside Drive (appeal 25-05), allowing a modest rear mudroom, a second-floor addition stacked over an existing nonconforming wall, and a 1.1% increase in lot coverage.
The variances affect (a) total lot coverage (requested increase to 31.1%, an additional 28.1 square feet above the 30% limit), (b) a first-floor mudroom encroaching to 20.9 feet from the rear lot line (a requested reduction of 9.1 feet from the 30-foot rear setback), and (c) a second-floor wall that would sit 24.25 feet from the rear lot line (a requested 5.75-foot variance). City staff…
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