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Board of Zoning Appeals grants 5.42-foot variance for 1420 West Lincoln over neighbor objections
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5-0 to allow a 5.42-foot combined side-yard variance at 1420 West Lincoln, with the board citing the lot’s irregular shape and steep topography as hardships despite neighbors’ objections about size and neighborhood character.
The Birmingham City Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously to grant a 5.42-foot combined side-yard variance for a new home at 1420 West Lincoln, allowing construction that would not meet the ordinance’s usual setback requirement.
City presenter Andrew Erickson told the board the ordinance requires a minimum combined side-yard setback of 14 feet or 25 percent of lot width; for this lot the required combined setback was 68.25 feet while the proposed total is 62.83 feet, producing the 5.42-foot variance request. Erickson said the project is for a new home with an attached garage on a corner lot.
The applicant’s representative,…
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