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BZA denies request to remove buffer and fence requirements for storage yard; board cites lack of hardship

City Board of Zoning Appeals · October 29, 2025
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Summary

The board voted 4–1 to deny a request to eliminate a required 20‑foot Class B buffer and a 6‑foot solid fence for a proposed commercial storage yard, rejecting the applicant's floodplain and cost arguments as insufficient to meet hardship criteria.

The City Board of Zoning Appeals voted 4–1 to deny variances that would have removed a required 20‑foot Class B buffer yard and eliminated a 6‑foot solid wall/fence for a proposed storage yard in a CH‑1 district.

Staff recited the property’s zoning history: the parcel was rezoned to commercial in 2017, an occupancy change and permit attempts occurred in 2018–2020, and a…

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