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Spring Hill resident cites citation for backyard carport, seeks variance or appeal

5387419 · July 11, 2025
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Summary

A Spring Hill resident told council he installed a freestanding carport without a permit, received a citation and seeks guidance or a variance because moving the carport behind the fence would require expensive grading and tree removal.

A Spring Hill resident told the City Council during the citizen-participation period on July 10 that he had been cited for installing a freestanding carport without a required permit and asked the council for information on appeals or variance options.

Mark Jenkins, who gave his address as 119 East Nichols Street, said he recently purchased a kit-style carport and believed it was not a permanent structure because it is set on pegs rather than poured footings. Jenkins said he…

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