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Board of Adjustments approves variance for shrimp‑nursery addition at 2625 Falls Avenue
Summary
The Waterloo Board of Adjustments approved a variance allowing a three‑foot rear and side setback for a building addition at 2625 Falls Avenue so the owner can operate a wholesale aquaculture (shrimp nursery) operation; the site will also require rezoning and a city council hearing is scheduled.
The Waterloo Board of Adjustments on July 22 approved a variance allowing a 3‑foot rear yard setback and a 3‑foot side yard setback at 2625 Falls Avenue so the property owner can build an addition and operate a wholesale aquaculture (shrimp nursery) business. Staff told the board the property is in the C‑2 Commercial District and has been zoned C‑2 since 1969, and that the requested setbacks — 3 feet instead of the 35 feet required in the rear and 3 feet instead of the 5 feet required in the side — would not appear to have a negative impact on the surrounding neighborhood or traffic. A staff report noted adjacent properties have similar nonconforming setbacks and that a rezoning to allow wholesale…
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