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Council overturns planning board denial, approves variance at 1504 South Locust
Summary
After hearing testimony from homeowner Jim Lynn, the council voted to overturn the Planning & Zoning denial and approve a variance to enclose an existing deck at 1504 South Locust, citing a historical site‑plan orientation error and limited alternatives. Legal counsel cautioned about the undue‑hardship standard.
The Brandon City Council voted to overturn a Planning & Zoning (PNZ) denial and granted a variance to allow a homeowner at 1504 South Locust to enclose an existing deck as a three‑season porch.
Jim Lynn, the applicant, told the council the house was built in 2004 from an approved site plan that was later constructed as a mirror image of the plan, a discrepancy he said was inspected and accepted by the city at the time. Lynn said the existing deck already encroaches on the rear setback by roughly 1–3 feet in places and that enclosing the deck would not expand the footprint. He…
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