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BZA grants variance for Olive Street home addition after neighbor support and staff conditions
Summary
The board approved a variance to allow a side-yard addition at 725 Olive Street in the Oakwood Court Historic District; applicant cited an existing 2.5-foot setback and provided a neighbor support letter; approval includes staff comments and building-code fire-rating requirements.
The Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals on March 6 granted a variance to permit a side-yard addition at 725 Olive Street, allowing the homeowner to continue an existing wall line that sits roughly 2.5 feet from the property line.
Andrew Hook, the applicant, said the house sits close to the lot line and is in the Oakwood Court Historic District, which constrains visible alterations. Hook told the board the…
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