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Covington board denies side-yard variance for Darlington homeowner
Summary
The City of Covington Board of Adjustment denied a request by homeowner Asa Ackerson for a side-yard setback variance to add a lean-to and concrete pad beside his garage after commissioners cited self-inflicted procedural failures and drainage concerns.
Asa Ackerson of 1541 Darlington asked the City of Covington Board of Adjustment on May 19 to approve a side-yard setback variance to add a lean-to on the left side of his garage and pour a concrete pad to park a golf cart and store trash bins.
Ackerson said the work was done by a contractor he identified as Adam Martin of DMM Construction and that the contractor told him a concrete permit was not required in St. Tammany Parish; Ackerson said that advice was “a little bit, misinformed.”
The request prompted questions from commissioners about homeowners association approval, city permits and neighborhood impacts. Commissioner Roberts, who moved to deny the variance, said he saw no “real hardship” arising from the…
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