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Variance granted for small screen-porch encroachment on Coolbrook Drive lot
Summary
The board approved a variance to reduce a required front-yard build line from 25 feet to 20.5 feet to allow a 4.5-foot encroachment for a screen porch at 4579 Coolbrook Drive, with two conditions.
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance to reduce a front-yard build line from 25 feet to 20.5 feet, allowing a screen porch that projects about 4.5 feet into the platted build line at 4579 Coolbrook Drive, subject to two conditions.
Staff explained the lot’s unusual shape — caused by the curve of Cutwater Lane — leaves the rear and corner yards narrower and that the proposed screened porch would encroach approximately 4.5 feet beyond the 25-foot platted build line but remain outside a utility easement. Staff found the variance would not substantially alter neighborhood character and recommended approval with two conditions.
The board moved and seconded approval of case BZA 2522, and the motion carried 4-0 with the usual board members recorded as voting yes. Staff noted the encroachment was minimal and largely not visible from the street; the approval covers this specific screened-porch design and does not authorize other alterations without further review.
The variance applies only to the specific reduction to 20.5 feet for the proposed screen porch; any future changes in the porch design or site that affect setbacks would require additional review or permitting.
