Oxford BZA approves two variances for 124 Pin Oak Drive to allow deck pergola and two-car garage

The Oxford Board of Zoning Appeals on June 24, 2025, voted to grant two variances for 124 Pin Oak Drive, approving a rear-yard setback reduction for a deck and pergola and a reduced side-yard setback to allow conversion of an existing carport into a two‑car garage.

The variances were granted after staff review under city zoning code section 11.39.02 and section 11.43.01(c)(2), and after applicants presented design drawings and a site survey showing proposed encroachments into the required setbacks.

Zach, staff member, told the board the application asked for two variances from section 11.43.01(c)(2): a rear-yard reduction from the 40-foot requirement and a side-yard reduction from the 10-foot requirement. He said the existing house sits 45.3 feet from the rear property line and that the proposed deck footprint would result in a rear setback of 31 feet 4 inches; the proposed garage would come to about…