The Fort Thomas Board of Adjustment on Tuesday approved a variance that will let resident Adam Woods enlarge the paved area in front of his house at 436 South Grand Avenue to improve vehicle maneuvering near a blind curve.

Mr. Stewart, the city planner who described the project, said South Grand does not allow on‑street parking and that Woods’s current approach to the street is constrained by a close blind curve. Stewart told the board the requested enlargement exceeds Fort Thomas’s 25% limit on paved front‑yard parking and therefore requires a variance. ‘‘I had to start backing out of my driveway again and quickly pull back in twice just to avoid an accident,’’ Adam Woods said, describing one reason for the request and saying he has a wife and four children.

The board questioned applicant outreach to neighbors and curb‑cut logistics. Woods said he had spoken with the adjacent neighbors; one neighbor has a driveway widened roughly 50% and the neighbor on the other side raised no objection. Stewart confirmed the proposal would use the existing curb cut and extend the pavement to the sidewalk.

A board member moved to grant the variance, stating the change ‘‘will not adversely affect the public health, safety and welfare, nor alter the essential character of the vicinity’’ based on the evidence presented. The board called the roll and the chair announced the motion passed. The transcript records the motion described the variance as a 195‑square‑foot increase and referenced a total area stated in the record as “8 11” square feet; city staff will confirm the exact final paved-area figure during permit review. Woods was told to follow up with Mr. Stewart for next steps.

The decision allows the applicant to move forward with permitting and with remediation of the existing curb cut as required by city procedures. No fines or conditions beyond normal permitting and plan review were listed in the record.

The board moved on to the next case after the vote.