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Board approves smaller garage after neighbors and staff flag scale, use concerns
Summary
The Salina Board of Zoning Appeals approved a reduced accessory building variance for 1025 West Republic Avenue after staff and a neighboring property owner raised concerns about the originally proposed size and possible automotive work in a residential district.
The Salina Board of Zoning Appeals on an uncontested vote approved a reduced variance to allow a 30-by-40-foot detached garage at 1025 West Republic Avenue, after staff and nearby homeowners warned the originally requested structure was out of scale and its intended uses raised zoning questions.
Staff had presented an application filed by Jessica Ehrlich that initially requested a 40-by-50-foot (about 2,000 square foot) detached garage, exceeding the city’s typical residential cap of 770 square feet. Planning staff told the board the proposal as submitted would make the accessory building one of the largest in the city’s residential districts and asked the applicants to provide additional…
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