Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Residential Development topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commission approves screened porch variance at 142 Spring Park Place; porch to match house color
Summary
The commission approved variance V-0002-2025 to allow a 256-square-foot screened porch to encroach five feet into the 25-foot rear-yard setback; staff had recommended approval because the addition fits over an existing patio and will be largely screened by trees.
The Gahanna Planning Commission approved variance application V-0002-2025 to allow a 256-square-foot screened porch at 142 Spring Park Place to extend five feet into the 25-foot rear-yard setback in the R1 large-lot residential district.
Planning staff said the porch would be constructed over an existing concrete patio and determined the addition would not be visible from the right of way; staff recommended approval. The porch would be 14 feet tall at its highest point and the encroachment involves only a corner of the porch where the structure sits at an angle to the lot lines.
Jeff Borovetz, the contractor representing applicant James Knox, described the lot as large and heavily treed, and said the addition is intended to match the home: “It'll match the house ' roof will match, the trim matches, the color matches' it'll look like it was built with the house,” Borovetz told the commission.
Commissioner Tamarkin moved to approve the variance; Commissioner Poillier seconded. Roll call was unanimous in favor and the motion passed. Staff and the applicant told the commission there were no neighbor comments on file.
The approval allows the screened porch to be built in the existing patio footprint and requires standard building permits and inspections.
