Decatur variance granted to allow detached garage at 920 Regal Circle SW

The Board of Zoning Adjustments of Decatur City on an unspecified date approved a variance from Section 25-2-1 to allow a detached garage in the side yard at 920 Regal Circle SW.

The board granted the request after the applicant, Mike Taylor of Trades by Taylor LLC, told the board the structure would be used for storage for the single-family house and that siting it as a detached garage was necessary because of the house orientation, existing driveway and rock outcroppings on the lot.

Mike Taylor, applicant and owner of Trades by Taylor LLC, said the proposed building would be “storage” for the home and that materials had been selected to match the house aesthetics. Board members asked whether the structure could be attached; Taylor replied that attaching it would be “really awkward” given the house and driveway location, and that the garage was being located as close to the existing driveway as site conditions allow.

The planning and building departments offered no comment during the hearing. After public testimony closed, a motion to approve the request “as submitted” passed on roll call with five affirmative votes. Board members recorded as voting yes were Delaine Dean, Tom Polk (listed in the transcript as Tom Poult/Polk), Flora Gonzalez (transcript variant: Gonzales), Mark McCurry and Erica Huber (transcript variant: Hoover). The board noted that approval by the Board of Zoning Adjustments does not override any homeowners association (HOA) rules.

The board did not specify a time limit for starting construction; the board stated the variance remains with the property.