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Decatur board grants stream-buffer variance for property at 3 22nd; owner to raise rebuilt house above floodplain
Summary
The board approved a stream-buffer disturbance variance to allow demolition and rebuilding of a home at 3 22nd Avenue/Street, with the applicant saying the new house will be raised about 3 feet above the 100-year floodplain and that stormwater and state reviews remain ahead.
The Decatur Board of Zoning Appeals approved a stream-buffer variance that allows grading and limited disturbance necessary to demolish and rebuild a residence on the property referenced in the application as 3 22nd Avenue/Street.
Civil engineer Daryl Johnson of JDM Consultants, speaking for property owner Karen Russell, explained the plan is to remove the existing house that encroaches into the 50-foot stream buffer, pull the new footprint out of the 50-foot buffer where possible, and reduce…
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