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Zoning board grants setback variance to allow 30-year-old garage to remain
Summary
The Anchorage Zoning Board approved a variance allowing an existing detached two-car garage to encroach 9.6 feet into the 25-foot front setback on Sept. 11, 2025. Planning staff found all eight variance criteria met and the board voted 6-0 to approve with standard conditions.
The Anchorage Zoning Board of Examiners and Appeals on Sept. 11 approved a variance allowing an existing detached garage at 24153 Seward Highway to remain 9.6 feet inside the required 25-foot front setback.
Planning staff told the board the garage and attached second-floor living area date to 1989 and that a recent survey, completed during a 2025 sale, unearthed the encroachment. Staff said the…
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