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Board denies front-yard setback variance for screened porch at 115 Demerriere Circle
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied a request by Mark and Mary Umstead to reduce the front-yard setback for a screened porch after members found inconsistencies in plans and said alternatives existed to keep the work inside setbacks.
The Glynn County Board of Appeals denied a variance request to reduce the front-yard setback for a proposed screened porch at 115 Demerriere Circle on St. Simons Island.
County planner Niecey Carroll told the board the applicants requested a reduction from the 20-foot required front-yard setback to 14.5 feet; staff materials and a survey showed the existing house was already closer to the right-of-way in places and that the proposed…
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