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BZA upholds administrator’s building‑coverage interpretation; porches counted as coverage
Summary
The board denied an appeal that sought to exclude unenclosed porches from building‑coverage calculations, finding the zoning administrator’s interpretation consistent with the ordinance language (exclude only eaves/overhangs). The applicant may return with variances for impervious coverage as needed.
The City Board of Zoning Appeals on Dec. 23 denied an appeal asking the board to overturn the zoning administrator’s determination that covered porches count toward building coverage.
Applicant Daniel Sanders argued the code is ambiguous and that unenclosed porches are architectural features, not part of the building footprint, and should be excluded. Sanders noted the 2019 code explicitly…
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