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Gallatin City board grants variance for garage addition at 459 Bay Point Drive
Summary
The Gallatin City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing an 8.8-foot encroachment into the 40-foot front-yard setback at 459 Bay Point Drive for a 312-square-foot garage addition after debate; staff had recommended denial and the project still requires homeowners association approval.
The Gallatin City Board of Zoning Appeals on Monday voted to grant a variance allowing a 312-square-foot front addition that will encroach about 8.8 feet into the 40-foot front-yard setback at 459 Bay Point Drive.
Planning staff had recommended denying the request because, in its view, the application did not meet the city's variance standards. "Staff recommends that the variance not be approved, due to it not meeting the 10 standards for variance, laid out in the zoning ordinance," a staff member said in the hearing.
The applicant's agent, Andy Leath of Greenlee Design, said the owner, Brent Woods, needs the addition to create a three-car garage. "They find that…
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