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Board approves variance to move new house 10 feet closer to Winslow Road at 246 Miles Manor Court
Summary
The Franklin City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing a principal building at 246 Miles Manor Court to encroach 10 feet into the 25-foot front setback on Winslow Road, with an additional six-foot porch encroachment, after staff and the Historic Zoning Commission said a narrower house would not fit the historic block face.
The Franklin City Board of Zoning Appeals on July 3 approved a variance allowing a new single-family house at 246 Miles Manor Court to encroach 10 feet into the 25-foot front setback along Winslow Road and to permit an additional six-foot encroachment for a front porch.
The measure matters because the property sits inside both the city’s Historic Preservation Overlay and the Central Franklin overlay; board and staff testimony said strict enforcement of the 25-foot setback would produce a house too narrow to match the block face and could prevent approval by the Historic Zoning Commission.
Staff told the board the 0.21-acre corner lot has two front setbacks (31 feet along Miles Manor Court and 25 feet along Winslow Road) and,…
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