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Board of Adjustment approves variance for 3123 Edgewater Drive with 42% impervious cover and 300‑gallon rainwater capture
Summary
The Austin Board of Adjustment on Sept. 8 approved a variance for owners of 3123 Edgewater Drive to reduce rear and side setbacks and increase impervious cover to 42%, conditioned on a 300‑gallon rainwater capture system. The vote was unanimous.
The Austin Board of Adjustment on Sept. 8 approved a variance allowing owners of 3123 Edgewater Drive to reduce rear and side yard setbacks and to increase impervious cover up to 42 percent, with a condition that the owners install a 300‑gallon rainwater capture system.
The applicants, Gary and Sherry Cooley, said the property’s history and configuration created a unique hardship. "Our home has no covered parking ... family members have to cross the yard in the dark and in bad weather in order to reach their vehicles," said Gary Cooley, identifying himself as an owner of 3123 Edgewater Drive. He told the board the lot is roughly one‑third of an acre while Lake Austin (LA) zoning…
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