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Board approves subdivision variance for West Thirties homeownership project
Summary
The Board of Adjustments unanimously approved variances allowing a 60x100 lot in Square 2908 to be subdivided into two 60x70 lots for construction of two small three-bedroom homes as part of a West Thirties neighborhood redevelopment program.
The City of Covington Board of Adjustments voted unanimously on July 21 to grant variances that will allow a developer working in the West Thirties neighborhood to subdivide a 60-by-100-foot lot and build two small single-family houses on the newly created lots.
Brian Burns, representing the program, told the board the parcel in Square 2908 is smaller than a standard block square and that many nearby lots were already reduced to 60-by-70-foot parcels. He said the organization recently demolished a blighted home on the lot and plans two three-bedroom, two-bath houses of about 1,072 square feet each.
Planning staff and the administration raised no objection; commissioners noted previous, similar approvals in the block and the applicant’s work replacing blighted structures. Burns said the program is focused on homeownership and included post-sale support: “Our program coordinator, who happens to be a social worker, continues to follow-up with the families that we provide homes to,” he said.
The variance requests were listed on the agenda as relief from Appendix B, Part 3, section 3.8 (RSL existing small lots) for reduced lot depth and adjusted front- and rear-setback requirements to permit subdivision of Lot 4 in Square 2908 into Lots 4A and 4B. Commissioners approved the motion to grant the variances by unanimous roll call.
Commissioners asked about unit size and follow-up with buyers; Burns replied the new houses are modest in size and confirmed a post-sale support program designed to help homeowners maintain occupancy. The board’s action allows the developer to record the subdivision and proceed with building-permit applications under the approved setbacks.
The vote was recorded as Miss Butler yes; Mister Gilley yes; Miss Williams yes; Mister Lucas yes; Mister Romage yes. The board did not attach additional conditions at the hearing.
