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Grand Island board approves multiple residential setback variances, tables one lot‑split request
Summary
The Grand Island Board of Adjustment approved side‑yard and shoreline setback variances for several homeowners on Nov. 6, while tabling a contested lot‑split and acreage request at 2694 Bedell Road for further review.
The Grand Island Board of Adjustment on Nov. 6 approved setback variances for multiple residential projects and delayed a separate application that would substantially change lot configuration.
The board approved a 9‑foot side‑yard variance for 2140 Love Road after applicant Carlene Abdue said she and family members built an addition to an existing detached garage without realizing a building permit was required. Abdue told the board the garage is standing and that the overall structure measures about 24 by 30 feet. The board granted the variance on the grounds of storage need and neighborhood compatibility but reminded Abdue that building permits and inspections remain required.
The board also granted a 7‑foot side‑yard variance for a new house planned at 2275 Staley (Stanley) Road. The applicant told the board the lot is narrow (a 25‑foot house on a 50‑foot lot) and that a previous house on the parcel had been…
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