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Board approves variance for duplex setback near tile at 401 Harris Street in Bourbon
Summary
The board approved a variance allowing a proposed duplex at 401 Harris Street to proceed using a revised plan (plan B) that sets the building 25 feet and 28 feet from an existing tile; applicant and board discussed the tile's age and prior repairs.
Marshall County drainage officials on July 21 approved a variance request from John Bontrager to build a duplex on a small parcel at 401 Harris Street in Bourbon, with the applicant’s revised plan showing 25- and 28-foot setbacks from a nearby drainage tile.
John Bontrager identified himself for the record as the applicant and property owner at 306 South Washington Irving and described a revised layout he labeled “plan B.” The revised plan moves the proposed building 10 feet south…
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