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Council allows zero-foot side setback for patio but orders gravel driveways paved within 60 days
Summary
Council granted a variance to allow an outdoor patio and masonry fireplace built to the property edge on Waterman Street but denied a request to permit gravel driveways; the developer must pave the gravel areas within 60 days or replace them with concrete.
The Marietta City Council granted a side-setback variance to allow an unenclosed patio and masonry fireplace to be built to the property line for a new home at 486 Waterman Street, but denied a separate variance that would have allowed gravel driveways across a four-home development on Waterman Street and South Avenue. Council required the developer to replace existing gravel driveways with concrete within 60 days.
The applicant's representative described a quartet of new homes, one of which is the applicant's personal residence. The requested side-setback variance would permit an outdoor patio and masonry fireplace at the edge of the lot to create…
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