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Burton ZBA allows detached garage in front-yard location with conditions
Summary
The board granted a variance to allow a detached garage in what is technically a front-yard location for a double-lot corner property, subject to matching house siding and a setback no closer to the road than the neighboring house.
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved variance ZBA-25-06 to allow a detached garage on a combined double lot at 2356 Sherilyn Drive (Dunhill/Sherilyn), subject to conditions that the structure be built as a garage, match the house siding, and comply with the side‑street/front‑setback plane established by the adjacent house.
Applicant Jay Frey told the board he needed extra space for a hobby and storage and that he planned a detached garage located toward the Dunhill side of the property but not closer to the roadway than the adjacent house. City administration explained that final building-permit review must verify front-setback dimensions and that the garage siding must match the house.
Board members discussed whether the structure would appear as a pole barn or a garage and settled on a condition that the structure be a garage with materials matching the existing home. One member noted that, because the property is composed of two combined lots, placing the garage toward the side street and complying with the established plane of the neighboring house would avoid putting the structure prominently in front of the dwelling.
Roll-call votes recorded: Rappas — no; Smith — yes; Burge — yes; Richvalski — yes; Fuest — yes; Ward Terry — yes; Welch — yes. The motion carried.
The board and applicant discussed driveway access and required right‑of‑way or culvert permits for a new driveway to the side street; the applicant was told to obtain the appropriate driveway permit when applying for building permits.
The variance includes the conditions that the detached structure be built as a garage, siding and exterior finish match the house, and that the garage not be located closer to the side street than the adjacent house's front plane.
