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Council allows patio/fireplace setback variance on Waterman Street but denies gravel-driveway request; developer ordered to pave within 60 days
Summary
Council approved a zero-foot side setback for an outdoor patio and fireplace at 486 Waterman Street but rejected requests to allow gravel driveways for four new homes; council required concrete or comparable hard surfacing within 60 days for areas currently graveled.
Marietta City Council on Wednesday approved a variance to allow an outdoor patio and masonry fireplace to be built at the edge of 486 Waterman Street but declined a separate variance that would have allowed gravel as the permanent parking surface for four new homes on Waterman Street and South Avenue.
Parks Huff, representing the applicant, said the patio and fireplace are intended to create a private outdoor space contained within a C-shaped plan of the house and to provide privacy from an adjacent public alley. Huff said the applicant had negotiated landscaping and finish details with the…
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