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BZA postpones 774 Lakeside addition after questions on lot coverage and setbacks
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals agreed to adjourn consideration of variances for 774 Lakeside to the next meeting to allow the applicant to explore mitigation options and provide additional details.
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted to postpone its review of variance requests for 774 Lakeside until the next regular meeting to give the applicant time to explore options for reducing lot‑coverage impacts and clarify plans.
City staff presented the requested variances: approximately a 3.1% lot coverage overage and two rear-yard setback variances connected to a small mudroom and a second-floor master addition. The applicant’s representative, Eve Hadley, described the home as a 1940s-era legal nonconforming structure and said the proposed additions would stack over existing walls and would not extend beyond the current building lines. She described the mudroom as a safety improvement for narrow garage egress and said the second-floor work was intended to avoid major demolition of existing library coffers.
Board members raised specific mitigation options — for example, whether removing or shortening decking could eliminate the lot-coverage variance — and asked whether the applicant had considered stepping an upper-floor addition inward to reduce the rear-yard encroachment. The applicant requested additional time to consult with the owner; a motion to adjourn to the next meeting carried unanimously.
Outcome: Postponed to allow the applicant to return with more detail and possible mitigation measures.
