Copperas Cove council keeps current accessory-structure rules; staff will support variance application for one homeowner
At a Nov. 4 workshop, Development Services Director Bobby Lewis reviewed Chapter 20 accessory-structure rules and showed compliant and noncompliant carports. Staff said it would support a variance application for a homeowner seeking a front-yard carport; council declined to change the ordinance.
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Copperas Cove — Nov. 4, 2025 — Development Services Director Bobby Lewis told the City Council on Tuesday that the city—s zoning code allows accessory structures within specified buildable areas but that exceptions require approval by the Board of Adjustment. "Staff could support a variance request if he made application to the Board of Adjustment," Lewis said of a homeowner seeking a front-yard carport.
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