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Zoning board approves variance for Sylvan Lane home so owners can add small office
Summary
The Monona Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance for Jeff and Mary Jacobson at 6015 Sylvan Lane to build a 12-by-18-foot addition within the street-yard setback for a home office and bath; neighbors submitted support and the board cited the corner-lot buildable envelope and the home’s preexisting, nonconforming footprint.
The Monona Zoning Board of Appeals on Dec. 15 approved a variance allowing Jeff and Mary Jacobson to add a 12-by-18-foot room and bathroom at 6015 Sylvan Lane so Mary Jacobson can work from home. The board approved the measure by voice vote after finding the property’s corner-lot geometry and the house’s preexisting nonconformity created a practical limitation on building elsewhere on the lot.
Board members said the request matters because the parcel’s street-yard setbacks — 30 feet for street yards under the city zoning code — and the lot’s angled frontage reduce the buildable envelope. Doug, a staff member who presented the case, said…
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