Homeowner seeks 9.5-foot front-yard setback variance for covered porch at 1308 Nineteenth Avenue SW

Jesus Abraham Delgado applied for a 9.5-foot front-yard setback variance from section 25-10.92(c) to construct a covered porch at 1308 Nineteenth Avenue Southwest, the Decatur City Planning Board heard.

Delgado identified himself as the property owner and described problems he said the porch would address: direct sun on front windows and the door, water intrusion when it rains, and difficulty cooling the two-story house with a single air-conditioning unit. Delgado described a proposed porch roughly 25 feet wide by 10 feet deep and said the porch would reduce interior heat and water problems.

Board members asked questions about dimensions, alternatives and permit logistics. A board member noted that awnings can reduce sun and water impacts and sometimes do not count toward setback calculations or even require a permit; staff suggested the applicant could submit photos and more precise measurements. Delgado said his wife would email photos for the board to review and that he was working with his insurance company on a roof repair and wanted to sequence work to avoid redoing new shingles.

The transcript records board discussion about measurements and scheduling; the hearing record does not include a clear final motion text or an explicit approval or denial recorded verbatim in the transcript. The board gave the applicant direction to provide photos and measurements to the planning staff and to return for the next hearing date if needed.