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Board upholds denial of front-setback parking variance at 225 Clipper Street
Summary
Homeowner’s appeal to allow a parking pad or garage in the front setback at 225 Clipper Street was denied after Planning staff said the proposal failed the five variance findings, produced a substandard space and risked sidewalk encroachment; the board upheld the zoning administrator’s denial 5–0.
The Board of Appeals on Aug. 14 upheld the Planning Department’s denial of a variance to permit an off-street parking space in the front setback at 225 Clipper Street.
Architect Ian Murray, representing homeowner Megan Blake, presented two alternatives: an interior garage retrofit under the bay/window area or a surface parking pad in the front setback that would preserve the existing stair…
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