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ZBA grants equitable waiver for garage that encroached into front setback by small amount

2662802 · March 17, 2025
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Summary

Board granted an equitable waiver to allow an existing garage that was built slightly into the front setback to remain, finding the encroachment was a good‑faith error and the impact negligible.

The Town of Alton Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously granted an equitable waiver Feb. 2 allowing a garage that sits slightly inside the front setback to remain.

The application (Case C25‑02) arose after a new survey showed a corner of a recently constructed garage encroached roughly a foot into the front setback — amounting to roughly five square feet of encroachment, according to…

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