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Elkhart BZA approves 17-foot garage; setback variance removed
Summary
The Elkhart City Board of Zoning Appeals on July 10 approved a height variance to allow a 17-foot detached garage at 202 East Crawford Street and removed the petitioners' request for a rear-setback variance.
The Elkhart City Board of Zoning Appeals on July 10 approved a variance allowing a 17-foot detached garage at 202 East Crawford Street for petitioners Randall Conley and Kim Jennings, after the petitioners removed a separate request for a reduced rear setback.
Staff and the petitioners told the board the altered request would allow the garage roof pitch to match the two-story historic house. Kyle Anthony Petter, Planner II for the City of Elkhart, described the request as a developmental variance to vary from section 26.1.b.3 (setback for accessory structures) and section 26.1.b.5 (maximum…
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