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Cary ZPA backs variance to widen driveway at 405 Mildred Avenue
Summary
The Village of Cary Zoning, Planning and Appeals recommended the Village Board approve a variance to widen an existing nonconforming driveway from 22.5 feet to 36 feet at 405 Mildred Avenue, citing site constraints from prior additions and an existing reduced front setback.
On Thursday the Village of Cary Zoning, Planning and Appeals (ZPA) voted to recommend that the Village Board approve a variance to increase the maximum driveway width at the property at 405 Mildred Avenue from 22.5 feet to 36 feet at the property line.
The recommendation followed staff testimony that the driveway was a legal nonconforming condition established before Cary's 2019 Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and that a 2016 variance shortened the front setback to 13 feet, limiting the available taper length between the garage and the property line. "The existing 22 and a half foot driveway at 405 Mildred Avenue is considered legal nonconforming," said Nahara, a village staff member who presented the case. Staff recommended the variance, saying the lot's configuration creates a hardship that prevents compliance with current…
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