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Board denies pool and retaining‑wall variances at 1009 Fair Street after neighbors raise flooding and noise concerns
Summary
Franklin City BZA denied two variances requested for 1009 Fair Street — to place a swimming pool 1 foot from the rear lot line and a retaining wall at the lot lines — after neighbors expressed concerns about stormwater, noise and precedent. Staff had recommended approval conditioned on additional historic review for the retaining wall.
The Franklin City Board of Zoning Appeals voted May 1 to deny two variance requests for 1009 Fair Street: one to allow a swimming pool 1 foot from the rear property line (the ordinance requires 5 feet) and a second to allow a retaining wall at the lot line (the ordinance requires a 5‑foot setback for a 2‑foot retaining wall). The denial was 4–1.
Planning staff explained the existing house sits roughly 55 feet back from the front lot line, leaving about 15 feet between the rear facade and the rear property line. Staff said that under ordinance setbacks there would be only 10 feet of usable rear yard, which staff argued was insufficient for a reasonably sized pool and a required retaining wall and therefore…
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