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Commission approves larger detached garage at 166 E. Brook Ave. with height and size limits
Summary
The Planning Commission on Aug. 27 approved a conditional use permit allowing a detached accessory garage at 166 East Brook Avenue that exceeds the typical 8% lot coverage and 15‑foot midpoint height, subject to building and fire permits and a cap at the proposed size and a 21‑foot midpoint height.
The Planning Commission on Aug. 27 approved a conditional use permit for a detached accessory garage at 166 East Brook Avenue that exceeds the typical 8% accessory‑structure lot coverage limit and the 15‑foot midpoint height limit for accessory buildings.
The action matters because the permit relaxes two numeric standards used to control accessory structure size in the R17 residential district while imposing conditions intended to limit visual impact and ensure code compliance.
City planner Andrew Agard told commissioners the property is a 0.27‑acre single‑family lot south of Brook…
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