Zoning board approves rear-yard and porch variances for 905 Lambert Drive

The Bowling Green City Zoning Board of Appeals approved a set of setback variances for 905 Lambert Drive, allowing a sunroom, a patio extension and modest front-porch roofwork that would encroach into required front, side and rear yard setbacks.

The vote followed testimony from the applicant, written opposition from an adjacent owner and questions from board members about precedent and the practical-difficulty standard in the city zoning code. The board took the three variance requests together and voted to approve them as submitted; the applicant was told to obtain final permits from the planning department.

The board’s decision matters because it allows property alterations that do not meet the R-1 low-density residential setback requirements in section 150.23…