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Planning commission denies 0-foot setback variance for carport at 1212 Andrews Street
Summary
After public comment from the applicant describing medical and family hardship, the commission voted to deny a variance request that would have allowed a carport to remain at the property line in the Fourth Ward.
The Planning Commission denied a development-plat variance request for 1212 Andrews Street that would have allowed an attached carport to remain at the property line instead of meeting the 20-foot garage building-line requirement.
Staff recommended disapproval, citing the Fourth Ward's narrow historic street dimensions, the building-line purpose of protecting pedestrian safety and the conclusion that the applicant had not demonstrated mitigating improvements or hardship beyond self-imposed circumstances. Malcolm Oliver of the planning department presented the staff…
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