North Ridgeville board approves two variances for unpermitted garage, conditionally tied to existing structure

North Ridgeville’s Board of Zoning and Building Appeals on a motion approved two variances for a detached garage at 5884 (transcript shows Roosevelt/Rosebell) after hearing that the structure was built without a permit and that the applicant’s builder left the project. The board approved a 1-foot side setback variance and a 44-square-foot area variance, each conditioned to apply only to the current structure and to lapse if the structure is removed.

The decision follows testimony that the applicant, Javier Feliciano, constructed the garage without first obtaining required permits and sought relief after the builder “absconded with [his] money,” as recorded in the hearing. The board weighed the practical-difficulty standard, reductions in the requested variance compared…