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BZA approves setback and open-space variances for 2117 N. Cole St. with conditions
Summary
The Speedway Board of Zoning Appeals granted variances to allow a rebuilt covered porch at 2117 North Cole Street to remain, subject to moving the home’s electrical service into code compliance and limiting the north overhang to no more than six inches.
The Speedway Board of Zoning Appeals on March 5 approved two variances for 2117 North Cole Street that reduce a required side-yard setback and allow slightly less open space than the zoning ordinance normally requires. The board voted 5-0 to approve the variances with two conditions: the home’s electrical service must be brought into compliance and the north-side roof overhang may not extend more than six inches from the north posts.
The petition (2025DVS001) asked the board to legalize a partly completed covered porch and pergola replacement that was built without a permit on the existing concrete pad. The petitioner’s representative said the new structure was about 70 percent complete and matched the dimensions of the previous pergola. Board staff had recommended denial as submitted.
The staff…
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