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Board grants setback variance for rear addition at 612 South Green Avenue
Summary
The board approved a variance allowing a roughly 16-foot rear addition at 612 South Green Avenue, moving an existing back wall to about 3.7–4.4 feet from the property line; staff said survey stakes and inspections will enforce the approved dimensions.
A local zoning board voted to grant a setback variance at 612 South Green Avenue that allows a rear addition on a house owned by Chris and Amy Lowe. The applicant’s representative, Chris Stakel, told the board the addition would extend the house about 16 feet and amount to roughly 480 square feet.
Stakel said the house already sits close to the property line and the proposed addition would maintain the same width while extending straight back. "My wife and I like to extend our house, rearward about 16 feet," Stakel said.
Neighbor Mark Adams, who said he lives at 608 South Green Avenue, said he had not seen full plans and wanted reassurance that construction would not encroach on his property or damage existing features such as the retaining wall and fence. Adams asked that any work be done "by the book" and that existing boundaries be respected.
City building and zoning staff (unnamed) told the board the back corner of the existing house is 3.7 feet from the property line and the proposed addition would be approximately 4.4 feet from the line in its new alignment. The inspector said survey stakes will be placed and staff will measure offsets during the permit and inspection process to ensure the addition matches the board-approved dimensions.
A board member moved to grant the requested 5.3-foot variance to allow the rear addition at the proposed distance from the property line. After a second and roll-call vote the motion carried.
Staff said that if the board’s approval is followed at permitting, the applicant may proceed; inspections and permit review will be used to verify compliance with the approved plan.
