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BZA approves taller garage for Joliet Street property with condition to remove existing shed
Summary
The board unanimously approved a variance to allow a detached garage taller than 16 feet at 400 West Joliet Street, with the condition that an existing outbuilding be removed before construction.
The board approved Petition 25-36, granting Nathan Rarek a variance to build a detached garage exceeding the 16-foot height limit at 400 West Joliet Street. Planning staff recommended approval; no calls of remonstration or support were reported.
Rarek told the board the house, built in the 1930s, has experienced repeated basement flooding and that storage space is limited. He said the new garage would include storage on a second level (no living quarters, no water/sewer) and would sit farther from neighboring residences than the existing shed it will replace.
During discussion the board confirmed the applicant would remove the existing shed; that condition was included in the motion to approve. The roll call was unanimous in favor.
