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Commissioners approve variance and conditional-use permit for oversized garage at 1301 E. Saint Charles St.
Summary
The Zoning Board of Adjustment granted a variance to reduce the front-yard setback from 35 to 20 feet for a proposed 1,000-square-foot detached garage at 1301 E. Saint Charles St., and the Planning Commission approved a conditional-use permit for the oversized garage with a stipulation to match the house color but not require stucco.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Rapid City Planning Commission approved permits July 10 allowing a homeowner to build a 1,000-square-foot detached garage at 1301 East Saint Charles Street.
Cassie Hayes, a current planner with the Department of Community Development, told the boards the variance request is to "reduce the front yard setback from 35 feet to 20 feet for a detached garage." Hayes said the property is zoned Medium Density Residential and noted an inconsistency in the city code that treats detached garages differently depending on whether a lot takes access from a local street.
Hayes said the existing house on the lot is 662…
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