Monona zoning board approves variance for rear-yard deck at 5109 Winokur Road

The City of Monona Zoning Board of Appeals on a unanimous vote approved a variance that will allow homeowners at 5109 Winokur Road to build a wood deck that will sit 19 feet from the rear lot line, instead of meeting the 40-foot rear-yard setback in the Monona Municipal Code.

The board granted the variance during a public hearing for Case Z-010-2022 after hearing from the applicants and nearby neighbors. The motion to approve was made by Beth (board member) and seconded by Diane (board member); the board imposed a condition that the deck not be enclosed in the future. The motion carried with all members present voting in favor.

Brian, the homeowner and applicant, told the board that he and his wife, Megan, are asking for the variance so they can replace a deck that was removed while repairing structural problems discovered during a house renovation. “We would like to build a new deck up the back of our house,” Brian said, adding the house…