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ZBA approves rear-yard variance to let longtime resident add first-floor bedroom and bath

Royal Oak City Zoning Board of Appeals · September 12, 2025
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The Zoning Board approved a 12.7-foot rear-yard variance at 319 Parkdale Ave to allow a first-floor bedroom and bathroom so the homeowner can age in place; neighbors and board members cited accessibility and preservation of rear green space.

The Royal Oak Zoning Board of Appeals approved a rear-yard variance Tuesday that will allow a homeowner to add a first-floor bedroom, bathroom and laundry to make the residence more accessible.

Staff said the 60-foot-wide lot on Parkdale Avenue is just over 93 feet deep, short of the 100-foot depth that the zoning ordinance anticipates, and that the proposed addition would reduce the rear-yard…

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