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Homewood zoning board denies variance request for permeable parking and landscaping at 208 Devon Drive
Summary
The Board of Zoning Adjustments denied a request from homeowners at 208 Devon Drive to alter front-yard landscaping and add a permeable off-street parking pad; board members cited impervious-surface, right-of-way and design concerns and the application failed to receive the four affirmative votes required for approval.
Homewood’s Board of Zoning Adjustments denied a variance request July 10 from homeowners Greg and Michelle Gilbert to change front-yard landscaping and add a permeable off-street parking pad at 208 Devon Drive, the board announced after a vote that fell short of the required four affirmative votes. Greg Gilbert and his wife sought the variance to address what they described as a long-standing aesthetic issue and a traffic-safety concern caused by limited sight distance on a downhill segment of Devon Drive. The board’s action matters because the board rules require at least four positive votes to grant a variance, and the Gilberts will need to contact planning staff about next steps; the denial means the…
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