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BZA denies variance to expand nonconforming home at 1127 Park Street; family sought larger bedroom for elderly resident
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request to allow an addition that would reduce the side-yard setback to 3.49 feet at 1127 Park Street, citing neighborhood consistency and availability of alternatives to meet the 5-foot setback requirement.
The Franklin Board of Zoning Appeals on Oct. 2 denied a variance request to allow a nonconforming structure at 1127 Park Street to expand in a way that would not meet the 5-foot side-yard setback. The motion to deny carried 3-1.
Staff told the board the 0.14-acre R-6 property contains an existing house that is not parallel to the side lot line and currently varies between 3.81 and 4.16 feet from the lot line. The proposed rear-facing addition would bring the building as close as 3.49 feet to the side property line. Under the zoning ordinance, additions to nonconforming structures are required to comply with current setback standards.
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