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Board of Adjustment unanimously approves 3-foot driveway-height variance for Alexander Avenue property
Summary
The Board of Adjustment approved a 3-foot height variance Nov. 16 allowing driveway regrading within a yard setback at a 1.1-acre AR-2 lot after the applicant cited steep topography and winter safety concerns; staff and the HOA supported the request and no members of the public spoke.
The Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Nov. 16 to grant a 3-foot height variance for driveway regrading at a 1.1-acre lot accessed from Alexander Avenue, approving the applicant’s request to alter grades inside a yard setback to reduce a steep, winter-safety hazard.
The variance, requested by applicant Galen Means, allows a departure from the AR-2 Zone District standard that permits a maximum height of 6 feet in the affected yard setback; staff recommended approval and the property’s homeowners association submitted a letter of support. "It's treacherous in the winter,"…
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