The Town of Baton Rouge Zoning Board of Appeals approved application 25-103 for property on County Line Road in Farmingdale on July 16, allowing a rear extension and acknowledging work to legalize a front portion of a 1948 house, with a condition entered on the certificate of occupancy regarding any additional structures in the rear yard.

The applicant identified themself for the record (listed in the file as Bridal Helps) and said the plan includes a rear extension and the effort to legalize an earlier front addition built in 1948 without certificates of occupancy. The applicant said there is an existing variance and covenants that permit rear expansion and that the requested relief is to diminish side setbacks for the rear work.

Board members questioned existing rear structures; the applicant explained there had been sheds and a gazebo, some of which were lost in a recent fire and others removed. The applicant agreed to apply for relief for any remaining or future rear-yard structures that would require zoning relief.

The chairperson read into the record memos from the planning division (07/10/2025) and environmental control (07/16/2025), and the board noted an aerial photograph, surveys and photographs had been submitted. On a motion and second, the board approved application 25-103 with the condition that the certificate of occupancy include language requiring the applicant to apply for relief if any additional rear structures need variances.

The applicant was advised to resolve any outstanding permit issues with the building department if necessary before construction and to follow standard permitting procedures.