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Homewood zoning board denies variance for permeable parking pad at 208 Devon Drive
Summary
The Board of Zoning Adjustment denied a request from property owners at 208 Devon Drive to install a permeable off‑street parking pad and approve associated landscaping changes, after board members voted unanimously against the motion; the board noted it requires four affirmative votes to grant a variance.
The Board of Zoning Adjustment for the City of Homewood on July 10 denied a variance request from Greg and Michelle Gilbert to add a permeable off‑street parking pad and make landscaping changes at 208 Devon Drive.
The Gilberts asked the board to allow a permeable parking pad and repairs to a sidewalk; they said the project would slightly reduce the property's impervious area and would improve safety on a narrow stretch of Devon Drive. "The current impervious percentage is about 57%. After this, it will be 57% approximately. We actually will reduce it, the percent impervious but only by 48 square feet,"…
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