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Rome ZBA approves front-yard deck variance for West Liberty Street home

City of Rome Zoning Board of Appeals · December 4, 2025
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Summary

The ZBA granted a 6-by-6-foot front-yard deck area variance for 928 West Liberty Street after the owner’s representative said the existing 3-by-4 stoop is in disrepair; Oneida County planning filed no recommendation.

The City of Rome Zoning Board of Appeals on Dec. 3 approved an area variance allowing a 6-foot by 6-foot open-air deck in the front yard at 928 West Liberty Street, a location where decks are prohibited under the zoning code.

Bruce Hopkins, speaking for property owner Melissa Hopkins, said…

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