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Board of Review approves variance to allow shallow foundation for detached garage at 516 North Center Street
Summary
The Woodland Park Board of Review voted 5–0 to grant variance VAR2026‑01B permitting a thickened‑edge monolithic slab in place of a frost‑protected footing for a 40x30 detached garage at 516 North Center Street after hearing testimony about groundwater, soils and engineering judgments.
The Woodland Park Board of Review voted 5–0 to approve variance VAR2026‑01B, allowing a thickened‑edge monolithic slab (a shallow monoslab) instead of a frost‑protected footing for a proposed 40‑by‑30 foot unconditioned detached garage at 516 North Center Street.
The motion to approve was made by Jeff Cahill, citing a stamped engineering letter and site‑specific soils testing that, according to the applicant’s engineer, support the proposed foundation design. The board’s clerk conducted a roll‑call vote, recording yes votes from Jeff Smith, Martine Vogel, Cole Swanson, Mac McVicker and Jeff Cahill. The motion carried 5–0.
Why it mattered: Pikes Peak Regional Building Department had flagged the foundation because the International Residential Code…
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