Sandy Springs Board of Appeals denies variance request for addition at 380 Ferry Landing

The Sandy Springs Board of Appeals on June 4 unanimously denied variance V-24-29, rejecting a request that would have allowed an addition at 380 Ferry Landing to extend 10 feet into the 15-foot side common lot line setback. The board voted to follow staff’s recommendation for denial after hearing presentations from city staff, the homeowners and multiple neighbors.

The denial preserves the setback required under the Sandy Springs development code and responds to concerns from residents and staff about neighborhood character, river corridor protections and the scale of the proposed addition. Staff had recommended denial, and the board approved that recommendation without recorded opposing votes.

Michelle McIntosh Ross, a city planner presenting the case to the Board of Appeals, told the board the application sought a variance from “section 6.10.2(b) to allow a home addition to encroach into the 15-foot side common lot line setback by 10 feet” and that staff recommended denial. McIntosh Ross said the parcel is in the Riverchase neighborhood, abuts the Chattahoochee River and is subject to the Metropolitan River Protection Act, associated buffers and the city’s…