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Zoning board approves 3.4-foot variance so Wisconsin Rapids homeowner can rebuild after fire
Summary
After staff recommended denial, the Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-2 to grant Brenda Roberts a variance that allows rebuilding on an existing foundation 3 feet 4 inches inside the street-yard setback at 3010 16th Street South. Supporters emphasized family hardship; board members cited ordinance limits and sight-line concerns.
The Wisconsin Rapids Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-2 to grant a variance that lets homeowner Brenda Roberts rebuild a single-family house that would encroach 3 feet 4 inches into the required street-yard setback at 3010 16th Street South.
Elizabeth, the city's planning staff member who summarized the application, told the board the home on the parcel was destroyed by a fire in August 2025 and demolished in September. Staff said setback averaging across a 300-foot radius produced a 16-foot street-yard plane, and that the applicant's proposed use of the existing foundation would leave the rebuilt house at 12 feet 8 inches from the street. "Our recommendation is denial,"…
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