BZA grants lot-width variance for Nebraska Court lot; approval conditioned on survey and plan review

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved developmental variance Z-26-02, reducing the minimum lot width from 60 feet to 50 feet for a single-family lot on Nebraska Court. The board’s approval followed a staff recommendation that the variance be granted subject to three conditions: technical review and final approval of building and site plans by city staff; submission of an up-to-date, professionally drawn plat of survey; and compliance with the Grand Hessville Heights platted 30-foot front-yard build-to line and the 14-foot rear utility easement.

Applicant Brian Gellis described himself as a contingent purchaser and said he plans to build a roughly 1,200-square-foot house consistent with neighboring houses on 50-foot lots. “I’d like to put a 1,200 square foot house basically just like all the rest of the houses that are in that neighborhood,” Gellis said.

Staff explained that the 1956 subdivision plat establishes a build-to line that effectively supersedes the zoning front-yard standard and emphasized the need for a plot survey to confirm adjacent setbacks and confirm that the proposed home will align with the streetscape. The board adopted the staff findings and conditions and then voted to approve the variance on roll call (5 ayes, 0 nays).

Transcript contains inconsistent numeric/address references (the staff read 7352 Nebraska Drive at one point and elsewhere the petition was read as 7372 Nebraska Court). Staff and applicants must confirm the exact parcel and file the required survey and final plans before issuance of a building permit.