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Zoning board grants variance for 5909 Clearwood Court, citing narrow lot and drainage measures
Summary
The Middleton Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance allowing reduced side-fill area for a new home at 5909 Clearwood Court, finding the lot’s narrow width creates a hardship and that proposed grading and drainage measures address runoff concerns; the motion passed 5-0.
The Middleton Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday approved a variance that will allow a new home at 5909 Clearwood Court to use a 5.6-foot side setback instead of the 15-foot fill area normally required in the flood-fringe district.
City staff read the applicant’s request and cited Section 24 0 5 3 a 1 of the city ordinance, which requires residential structures in the flood fringe to have an elevation on fill extending at least 15 feet beyond the limits of the structure. The applicant, identified in the hearing materials as contractor Michelle Nell and who later spoke identifying herself as Michelle Acre, told the board the lot’s narrow width would make it impractical to both meet the 15-foot fill requirement and maintain a functional house layout and…
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