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Janesville Zoning Board OKs 960‑sq‑ft detached garage at 1420 Peterson Avenue with conditions
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4–1 on Feb. 25 to grant a variance allowing a 960‑square‑foot detached garage at 1420 Peterson Avenue, reversing staff's recommendation to deny the larger footprint and ordering conditions and a staff review of possible ordinance changes.
The Janesville Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4–1 on Feb. 25 to approve a variance allowing a detached garage with a 960‑square‑foot footprint at 1420 Peterson Avenue, reversing staff's recommendation to deny the larger size and attaching several conditions to the approval.
City planning staff had recommended denial of the 960‑square‑foot request and approval of a smaller 868‑square‑foot footprint. Vicki, a city planning staff member, told the board the zoning ordinance limits detached garages to 750 square feet and that in the last 30 years the board had not approved garages larger than about 870 square feet on single‑family lots. "For all of these reasons, staff is recommending denial of the 960 square foot footprint and approval…
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