Grand Island architects approve multiple residential design applications, flag one for variance notice

The Grand Island Board of Architects Review met to consider a series of residential design applications and approved multiple items, including a detached garage proposal at Sandy Beach Road, several garage additions and porches, and the relocation of at least one house lot. The meeting opened with the board taking up a detached 32-by-30-foot garage proposal at 73444 Sandy Beach Road and concluded after routine approvals of other residential plans.

The board discussed the Sandy Beach Road application in more detail than other items. The applicant said the prior garage had been removed leaving a stone driveway and that the project requires breaking out the old surface and installing a trench footing base. Board members asked for clarification about existing outlines and survey information and noted the proposal may require a height variance; one member said a variance…