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Sylvania planning commission recommends special-use permit route for residential carport
Summary
After extended testimony, the Municipal Planning Commission recommended that City Council set a public hearing and consider a special-use permit for William Gross’s proposed steel carport at 5910 Balfour Road, citing ambiguous code language and recent changes to proposed carport dimensions.
The Sylvania Municipal Planning Commission on Nov. 12 recommended that City Council take up a special-use permit (SUP) process for a proposed residential carport at 5910 Balfour Road.
William Gross, the petitioner, told the commission he sought a simple steel A-frame carport for his daughter’s residence but ran into permitting friction after staff identified an existing accessory shed on the property. Gross described…
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