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BMZA denies variance for glazed sunroom at 3723 Rexmere after board finds no unique hardship
Summary
The Baltimore zoning board denied an application to allow a glazed sunroom that would enclose an existing deck at 3723 Rexmere Avenue, finding the request did not meet the legal standard for a variance and that the applicant could achieve a permitted screened porch by-right or adjust the footprint to comply with yard rules.
The Baltimore Municipal Zoning Appeals board denied a variance on July 1 for a second-floor enclosure/sunroom at 3723 Rexmere Avenue, concluding the applicant had not shown the property is sufficiently unique to justify relief from rear-yard setback rules.
The homeowners sought permission to enclose an existing deck (with glass panels that can be opened) that would convert a permitted unenclosed porch into an enclosed structure; planning staff explained that an enclosed porch must meet minimum yard requirements and therefore requires a variance. The applicant described the requested work as a high-quality…
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