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Homewood BZA denies variance request to enclose carport at Oakmore Drive
Summary
The Homewood Board of Zoning Adjustment on Nov. 6 denied a variance request to enclose a carport at 01613 Oakmore Drive, voting 3–2 against the motion to approve.
The Homewood Board of Zoning Adjustment on Nov. 6 denied a variance request to enclose a carport at 01613 Oakmore Drive, voting 3–2 against the motion to approve. The applicant, David Morrison of ALR Construction, asked the board to allow a conversion of a covered carport into a conditioned master bedroom within the structure’s existing roofline, citing cost savings and the homeowner’s financial constraints.
Board members said the request did not meet the board’s legal standard for hardship. During deliberations a board member cited Article 11 of the city’s administrative review procedures and Section B (variances 4b), which the board read to bar consideration of personal or purely economic hardship in…
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