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Homewood BZA approves second-story variance at 857 Sylvia Drive
Summary
The Homewood Board of Zoning Adjustment voted 5-0 April 3 to reduce a left-side setback to 8.1 feet so the owner at 857 Sylvia Drive can add a second story; the applicant argued the addition does not increase the property's nonconformity and cited Alabama Supreme Court precedent.
The Homewood Board of Zoning Adjustment on April 3 approved a variance reducing the left-side setback at 857 Sylvia Drive from 10 feet to 8.1 feet to allow a second-story addition to an existing nonconforming house.
The application, filed by property owner Lacey Danley, argued the second-story work would not enlarge the existing nonconformity and cited Alabama Supreme Court case law as legal support. Danley told the board she and her family are living in the home during renovations and that the project team removed an attached carport and…
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