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BZA approves carport and alley‑access variance for Keith Clay with conditions
Summary
The board approved variances allowing a carport and departure from alley access at 729 S. Washington St., citing a historic garage location, topography and visibility constraints; approval includes a condition to remove the existing informal driveway cut.
The Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals approved variances on Nov. 1 allowing Keith Clay to add a carport adjacent to a historic garage at 729 South Washington Street and to not use the improved alley for primary vehicular access.
City staff had recommended denial, saying the Unified Development Ordinance requires new vehicular access be taken from an improved alley when available and that the proposed carport location would…
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