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Highland Park ZBA continues variance for pool, gazebo and buried equipment at 2021 Old Briar Road
Summary
After hearing staff, the applicant’s representative and a nearby neighbor, the Highland Park Zoning Board of Appeals continued VAR 202500058 for 2021 Old Briar Road to a date uncertain. Board members cited large encroachments, missing engineering and landscape plans, and neighbor concerns about flooding, visual impacts and equipment exhaust.
The Highland Park Zoning Board of Appeals on Jan. 15, 2026 continued a requested variance for a new swimming pool, a gazebo and a buried pool-equipment vault at 2021 Old Briar Road after members said they lacked enough information to grant substantial relief.
Patrick, planning staff, described the application as VAR 202500058 for a corner lot at Old Briar Road and Red Oak Lane in the R-4 zoning district. Staff said the request would allow the pool to encroach into the north side-yard setback (a 19-foot standard) by about 6.5 feet; the gazebo and buried equipment vault would encroach into the east side-yard (a 12-foot standard) by about 9 feet and into the north side-yard by about 8.5 feet. Staff also said the property was newly constructed (permit filed in 2023, completed in 2024), that new renderings were submitted only recently and that no city building or…
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