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Decatur ZBA approves size variance for ADU at 206 Fayetteville Rd after staff admits permitting error
Summary
The Zoning Board approved a variance to exceed the maximum accessory-structure size for an ADU at 206 Fayetteville Road after staff acknowledged an error in plan review left an invalid permit in place; board members cited good-faith reliance on staff guidance and construction progress in granting the variance.
The City of Decatur Zoning Board of Appeals approved March 10 a variance to exceed the maximum accessory-structure size for an accessory dwelling unit at 206 Fayetteville Road after staff acknowledged a review error that allowed the project to proceed under an invalid interpretation of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
The applicant and their contractor told the board the building permit had been issued and the structure had passed multiple inspections before a stop-work order issued when staff identified a square-footage…
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