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Resident tells Bellevue council zoning change blocked his garage plans; staff points to appeals process
Summary
Charles Shanahan told the council he was denied the garage size he wanted after property behind his house was rezoned; city planning staff said the Board of Adjustment (Board of Appeals) is the proper avenue and that the zoning ordinance is scheduled for an overall update this year.
Charles Shanahan, a lifelong Bellevue resident, told the City Council on Feb. 3 that he was told he could not build the larger detached garage he wanted after he combined lots and paid for a survey.
Shanahan, who gave his address as 2520 Olive Street, said he originally sought to build a single 30-by-40 garage but was told the rules would only permit two 24-by-30 garages because the lot did not meet the ordinance’s size threshold. “I was charged $1,350 to get this zone into 1 lot,” Shanahan said, and he asked the council for a…
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