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Commission approves variance for garage and grants conditional-use permit for art gallery at 603 Deermont with a three-year term
Summary
After extended public testimony, the planning commission approved a variance allowing an existing garage to remain in a rear-yard setback and granted a conditional use permit to operate an art gallery at 603 Deermont Street, adding a three-year time limit to the permit following neighbors' objections.
The commission granted a variance and a conditional use permit March 11 for 603 Deermont Street after lengthy public testimony from longtime neighbors. The variance allows the existing detached garage (built by a previous owner) to remain despite an encroachment of roughly 10–11 feet into the rear-yard setback; staff said bringing the structure into compliance would require alterations estimated to exceed $10,000. The variance was approved on staff recommendation.
Separately, the commission considered a perpetual conditional use permit for an art gallery to…
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