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Rome Zoning Board OKs variance to rebuild fire‑damaged house at 6651 Williams Road
Summary
The City of Rome Zoning Board of Appeals granted a 5-0 area variance April 2 allowing property owner Joel Amidon to demolish a fire-damaged home at 6651 Williams Road and rebuild a slightly larger single-family house that will encroach into the western side setback.
The City of Rome Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 April 2 to grant an area variance allowing Joel Amidon to demolish a fire-damaged single-family house at 6651 Williams Road and rebuild a new single-family dwelling with an attached garage that will reduce the western interior side setback to 24 feet where 30 feet is required.
The variance lets the new house retain the existing nonconforming eastern setback and increase the eastern lot‑line depth from 24 feet to 28 feet. Board Chair John Cerbelo opened the single-item meeting by reading the application and the portions of the Rome zoning code relevant to reconstruction of damaged nonconforming structures and dimensional standards in…
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