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Board approves house variances at 1508 Polk Ave., denies deck variance and requires two parking stalls
Summary
The Walworth County Board of Adjustment approved variances allowing a new two-story house at 1508 Polk Ave. in Delavan but denied a requested deck variance that would have encroached into a vision triangle and modified parking requirements to require two stalls for the lot.
The Walworth County Board of Adjustment approved variances to allow a new two‑story house at 1508 Polk Avenue in Delavan but denied a variance for a deck that would encroach into a road vision triangle and required the property to provide two parking stalls, board members said at the meeting.
Nick Sigman, zoning staff, told the board that "the ordinance requires the new structures to be within the footprint and envelope of the existing house for the portions that are within the vision triangle," and noted the county code requires a 10‑foot side yard setback for the house and a 5.3‑foot Polk Avenue setback for the deck. Staff reported the applicants proposed a 5.2‑foot side yard setback for the house and a 3.5‑foot Polk Avenue setback for the deck, and proposed providing one parking stall while a four‑stall minimum applies to a four‑bedroom home under the ordinance.
The board voted to approve the variances related to the house. Elizabeth Sikala,…
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