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Board approves structure-separation variance but denies narrow side-yard request at 304 Liberty Street
Summary
The Fairhope Board of Adjustment approved a 5-foot-11-inch structure separation variance for a garage at 304 Liberty Street and denied a requested 1-foot-11-inch side-yard setback variance after staff identified a foundation survey showing compliance with the side setback.
The Fairhope Board of Adjustment on Oct. 20 approved a variance reducing the required separation between a house and an accessory structure at 304 Liberty Street to 5 feet 11 inches, and denied a separate request to reduce a side-yard setback to 1 foot 11 inches.
Planning staff framed the application (BOA 25.13) as a request driven by an irregular lot and historic lot lines dating to an early Fairhope plat. Staff told the board that tax records indicate the house dates to 1986 and that…
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