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Board approves alley parking and small lot variances for 822 Pine St.; applicant to supply screening plan
Summary
The board approved variances allowing a new five-stall parking addition accessed from an alley at 822 Pine Street, granting limited relief for landscape buffer width, driveway-throat length measured from property line, and a small increase in impervious surface; applicant must submit final screening and landscape plans to staff.
The Zoning and Planning Board of Appeals approved variances March 17 allowing Rouge Properties LLC to add a five-stall parking area accessed directly from the alley behind 822 Pine Street. The board voted to allow limited relief on three zoning points: landscape buffer width along the south property line, driveway throat length as measured from the property line, and a modest increase in overall lot impervious surface.
City staff explained the site history: earlier parcel lines shifted after a sale and the area behind the property is now part of the apartment parcel rather than the former single-family parcel. Staff said the code requires a 25-foot buffer where a…
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