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Board denies setback variance request for Magnolia Avenue cottage conversion
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board denied a request to reclassify a converted garage/cottage as a primary single‑family home with reduced side and rear setbacks. Board members expressed concern about granting a variance to a permanent structure that would run with the land.
Lisa Reagan asked the board to reclassify an existing garage‑turned‑cottage on Magnolia Avenue as a single‑family home and to reduce required setbacks. She said the building was erected in 1997 and was permitted as an accessory structure during an earlier building process.
Staff explained the legal trigger: a garage used as an accessory structure has different setback rules than a primary residence. Once a building contains a kitchen and functions as a primary dwelling, it…
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