La Porte Board of Zoning Appeals approves setback variance for 12 Deerfield Crescent

The La Porte Board of Zoning Appeals on April 8 approved variance of development standards petition 25-03 to reduce the minimum front-yard setback from 25 feet to 23 feet and the minimum side-yard setback from 10 feet to 0 feet for a single-family lot at 12 Deerfield Crescent.

Staff recommended approval at the hearing, saying the proposed house footprint is similar to nearby homes in the Deerfield Crescent (Whitetail Crossing) subdivision, where many houses were built near or at property lines before the current zoning ordinance. "Staff recommends approval of the petitioner's request to reduce the minimum front yard building setback from 25 feet to 23 feet and reduce the minimum side yard building setback from 10 feet to 0 feet as part of variance of development standards petition 25Dash03," a zoning staff member said.

The zoning staff presented aerial…