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Opelika members approve setback variance for homeowner's patio cover
Summary
At a meeting in Opelika, members approved a 4.3-foot setback variance so a homeowner may extend a patio cover after applicants and members described lot constraints and existing bay-window encroachment.
Opelika members approved a variance allowing a homeowner to extend a patio cover into a required setback after an applicant representative described lot constraints and members discussed usable outdoor space.
The applicant's representative, Ryan Kennedy, identified himself at the podium as "Ryan Kennedy, 4 Seasons of River City, also Dreamscapes Exteriors, the applicant or the, representative for the homeowner," and said the lot is a quarter acre and that the recorded plat shows a 40-foot front setback and a 25-foot rear setback rather than the 30-foot front setback listed in the staff write-up. Kennedy said those dimensions, together with a bay window at the back of the house,…
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