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Grosse Ile zoning board approves variance to allow Meridian Road house expansion
Summary
On March 25, 2025, the Grosse Ile Board of Zoning Appeals granted Scott and Megan Story a dimensional variance allowing a two-story addition at 19130 Meridian Road, citing a narrow lot and findings that the proposal would not worsen existing nonconformities.
GROSSE ILE, Mich. — The Grosse Ile Board of Zoning Appeals on March 25 approved a dimensional variance allowing Scott and Megan Story to build an addition at 19130 Meridian Road, a waterfront property whose lot and house do not meet current R1A zoning standards.
Township staff member Brian Borden told the board the lot is about 74 feet wide; the R1A district requires an 80-foot minimum. The house’s combined side-yard setbacks total about 12 feet 5 inches, short of the 18-foot minimum. Borden said the proposed north-side addition would meet the single-side minimum setback (about 6 feet 2 inches) and “does not further increase any of the nonconformities,” and he advised the board that granting a dimensional variance…
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