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Board denies request to legalize 53-foot driveway at 2703 Cardigan Road
Summary
The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 1 voted unanimously to deny a variance that would have allowed a 53-foot-wide parking area at a single-family residence in Pike Township, citing enforcement history and neighborhood opposition.
The Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals Division 1 denied a petition to allow a 53-foot-wide parking area at 2703 Cardigan Road, a single-family property in Pike Township, the board ruled at its public hearing.
The board’s decision blocks a request that would have permitted a second driveway and a widened parking area behind a fenced rear yard. Staff and neighborhood representatives argued the gravel drive and rear-yard parking had been associated with past commercial activity and repeated enforcement complaints.
Staff member, Division of Planning, summarized staff’s recommendation during the hearing: “We are recommending denial of this request for a petition that would involve the placement of a second driveway…
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