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Bellbrook board approves variance for 25½-foot landscape steps at 3868 West Franklin Street
Summary
The Board approved a variance Aug. 19 to Zoning Code section 18.11 allowing homeowners at 3868 West Franklin Street to construct concrete landscape steps that extend 25½ feet from the driveway to the curb, exceeding the 10-foot projection normally permitted for porches and steps.
On Aug. 19, 2025, the City of Bellbrook Board of Zoning Appeals and Property Review Commission approved a variance to Zoning Code section 18.11 that allows concrete landscape steps extending from the existing driveway at 3868 West Franklin Street to exceed the ordinary 10-foot maximum projection for porches and steps.
Property owners Pat and Sylvia Shevyak presented the application, describing the parcel’s steep driveway slope and narrow frontage as safety and accessibility concerns. Pat Shevyak told the board the proposed run of steps would be about 25½ feet long, 36 inches…
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