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Copperas Cove staff backs variance route for front-yard carport; council keeps ordinance unchanged
Summary
Development staff reviewed Chapter 20 rules for accessory structures and said a resident’s request for a 17-by-22-foot front-yard carport would be best handled through a Board of Adjustment variance; councilors voted to keep the current zoning ordinance rather than change it citywide.
Development Services Director Bobby Lewis outlined the city’s Chapter 20 zoning rules for accessory structures and walked council through compliant and noncompliant carport examples. "There's a standard 3-foot side yard setback here on this side," Lewis said, adding that a 6-foot separation is required between an accessory structure and the main structure and that utility easements prohibit placement in certain areas.
Lewis singled out several nonpermitted structures…
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