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Decatur zoning board approves stream-buffer variance after applicant pledges net reduction in impervious surface
Summary
The Decatur Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance for a residential addition and driveway reconfiguration after the applicant said the project would reduce impervious surface in stream buffers by about 1,250 square feet; the approval was conditioned on construction matching submitted plans.
The Decatur Zoning Board of Appeals approved a stream-buffer variance on Nov. 10, 2025, after being told the project would reduce impervious surface and improve water quality near an on-site stream. Chair Casey Boyce, chair of the Decatur Zoning Board of Appeals, presided over the meeting.
Surveyor Stephen Keane of Survey Land Express, representing the applicant, said the project would increase permeable surfaces and vegetation in the buffer area and incorporate green-infrastructure measures to treat runoff. "The reduction in the 75-foot buffer is a delta of 563 [square feet]," Keane…
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