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Fairhope BOA denies 4-foot rear-yard variance for covered deck at 20105 Bunker Loop
Summary
The Board of Adjustment voted to deny a request to enclose an existing deck at 20105 Bunker Loop, finding staff had not shown an extraordinary hardship on the land; the owner argued screening and a roof would improve usability and add local contracting work.
The Fairhope Board of Adjustment on Nov. 17 denied a request for a 4-foot rear-yard setback variance that would have allowed an existing uncovered rear deck at 20105 Bunker Loop to be covered and screened.
City staff presented BOA2515 and explained that while an uncovered deck can sit within the required 35-foot rear setback in Quail Creek Subdivision, placing a roof over the deck would make it part of the principal structure and subject the structure to the full 35-foot setback. Staff said the applicant had not demonstrated the kind of extraordinary…
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