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Board grants setback variance for carport at 1401 Jackson Avenue; applicant will apply for building permit
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance allowing a homeowner to construct a 12-by-20-foot carport at 1401 Jackson Avenue in the Neighborhood Conservation 15 district, finding corner-lot configuration and driveway placement create an exceptional hardship under the UDO; the applicant must still obtain a building permit.
The City of Florence Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance Thursday to allow a carport at 1401 Jackson Avenue that would not meet the ordinance's street-side setback for corner lots.
City planning staff explained the lot is a corner parcel where the street-side setback is 10 feet, while interior lots typically require a 3-foot side setback. Staff said the applicant, Douglas Coleman, has roughly 7 feet between the proposed carport location and the…
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