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Owner seeks parking-setback relief to install EV charging pad; committee declines to send solicitor to Zoning Hearing Board

Westchester Borough Smart Growth Committee · November 13, 2025
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Summary

A homeowner asked Westchester's Smart Growth Committee for relief from a five-foot rear setback so they can add a 10x24 gravel parking pad with an electric-vehicle charger at 304 West Lafayette St.; staff said similar alley parking exists, and the committee voted 3-0 not to direct the solicitor to attend the zoning hearing.

Joe Franklin, owner of 304 West Lafayette Street, asked the Smart Growth Committee Nov. 12 for relief from Chapter 112-602(L) parking requirements to install a 10-by-24-foot gravel parking pad and an electric-vehicle charging station. Franklin said the requested pad would sit roughly at a zero- to two-foot offset from the alley, short of the 5-foot…

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