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Burton ZBA grants variance to allow overhead doors on Saginaw Street building after DDA facade support

2773087 · March 20, 2025
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Summary

The zoning board approved a variance to allow two overhead doors on the north side of a downtown building, despite administration concerns about parking and an ordinance that prefers doors in the rear. The board cited hardship caused by an existing pole structure behind the building and noted DDA support for the proposed exterior improvements.

The Burton Zoning Board of Appeals approved variance ZBA-25-07 to allow two overhead doors on the north side of a commercial building at 4278 Saginaw Street, a location inside the Central Business District and DDA overlay.

Owner and applicant Scott Herzberg told the board the doors are needed to move large equipment into his showroom and workshop and to address structural and floor-level work inside the building. Herzberg said the building currently has two man‑doors but that his larger panel saw and other equipment require larger openings. "If…

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