Board approves variances to allow paved rear parking at two‑unit property on Hubbard Street

The Green Bay Zoning Planning Board of Appeals on June 17 approved variances requested by the owner of 812–814 Hubbard Street to replace a gravel rear yard drive with a paved driveway and allow dimensions that exceed several standards in the R‑1 low‑density residential district.

Board members approved relief from driveway‑width, side‑setback and impervious‑surface rules after planning staff described site conditions and alternative layouts. John (planning staff) told the board the property is 65 feet wide and that, under the code, “they're seeking 100% at 65 feet” for driveway opening relative to the frontage standard. He also said the parcel’s current impervious surface is about 74.4 percent and the applicant’s plan would raise that to about 75.6 percent, above the 55 percent…