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Board approves variance to allow detached garage to encroach into side-yard setback
Summary
The City of Wildwood Board of Adjustment on July 17 approved a variance allowing a detached three-car garage to be built 18 feet from the side property line instead of the required 30 feet at 2903 St. Albans Forest Court Circle, with a preconstruction arborist inspection as a condition.
The City of Wildwood Board of Adjustment on July 17 approved a variance allowing a detached three-car garage to be built closer to the side property line at 2903 St. Albans Forest Court Circle.
The board granted the request to authorize an 18-foot side-yard setback in lieu of the 30 feet required by the city's nonurban residence district regulations, after finding the site characteristics constrained the placement of the building. The vote was unanimous.
The petitioner, represented by Alan Rorrig of Main Line Group Architecture, told the board the lots steep slope and a rock outcropping limited options and that an alternate design that met the 30-foot setback would produce an "odd building" with…
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