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Council upholds water-resources board appeal, allows five-foot dock setback variance on Jefferson

5905991 · October 7, 2025
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Summary

A Jefferson homeowner’s appeal for a five-foot variance from a 10-foot property-line setback for a dock hoist was approved unanimously after council determined the change would have minimal impact on neighbors and would avoid substantial hardship.

The St. Clair Shores City Council on Oct. 6 approved an appeal of a water-resources-board action, granting a five-foot variance to allow a dock hoist to remain closer to the property line than the current 10-foot ordinance requires.

Homeowner William Hanna asked the council to allow the hoist to remain five feet from the northern property line, saying moving the structure would be…

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