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Board of Adjustment grants variance for detached garage at 914 College Street
Summary
The council, sitting as the Board of Adjustment, approved a variance allowing a detached two‑car garage to be built within the side-yard setback at 914 College Street after the property owner and an adjacent owner said neighbors had been consulted and drainage would be directed appropriately.
The City Council, acting as the Board of Adjustment, approved a variance request to reduce the side-yard setback for a proposed 22-by-30 detached two‑car garage on property at 914 College Street.
City staff said the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval on Feb. 4 and staff recommended the variance be approved subject to proper building and trade permits. Property owner Marilee Thompson spoke in support and said she had discussed the plans with the adjacent neighbor and that drainage from the proposed garage would flow to an existing swale: "The drainage that comes off of the garage is gonna go to the swale that they created to get their house above flood level." Thompson added she had owned the property for 26 years.
Council members debated whether neighbors had been consulted and the existence of a sewer easement; Thompson and another neighbor confirmed the sewer line easement is on an adjacent property and that the proposed garage would not encroach on it. After questions, a council member moved to approve the recommendation as presented; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Staff will require all applicable building permits before work begins.
