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Zoning board approves variance for two-story detached garage at Colorado Avenue home, 4–1

5043152 · June 21, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance to allow a new detached two-story garage larger than 700 square feet to be built closer to the rear property line than the 20-foot setback required by code, citing reduced impervious surface and neighborhood context.

The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals voted 4–1 to grant a variance that will allow a two-story detached garage to be rebuilt closer to the rear property line at 4021 Colorado Avenue.

Homeowner Mark Sittig said the existing garage is about 22 by 22 feet (roughly 484 square feet) and that the proposed building would replace it with a larger two-story structure — the submitted plans listed the new building at roughly 1,050 square feet — which triggers the 20-foot rear…

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