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Zoning board approves variance to enclose carport at 228 Nottingham Boulevard
Summary
The West Palm Beach Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance allowing an existing carport at 228 Nottingham Boulevard to be enclosed and used as a garage, reducing the required front setback from 25 feet to 20 feet 3 inches (a 4-foot-9-inch variance). The approval was unanimous and conditioned to apply only to the enclosed carport.
The West Palm Beach Zoning Board of Appeals on March 6 approved a variance that allows the enclosure of an existing carport at 228 Nottingham Boulevard, permitting a front setback of 20 feet, 3 inches where the city requires 25 feet.
The board’s approval, on a 4-0 vote, authorizes the applicant to add walls and carriage-style garage doors to an existing carport; the board placed a condition that the front setback variance apply only to the proposed enclosed carport.
The applicant’s architect, Walter Hyde of Design Our Architects Florida LLP, said the owners, Jane and John Williams, bought the 1937 house intending to keep its historic character while adding secure, unconditioned…
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