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Long Beach board approves 9-foot setback variance to rebuild deck at 3007 Northmore Trail
Summary
The Long Beach Board of Zoning Appeals granted Thomas and Elena Bohak a variance to rebuild a deck in its original footprint within the 10-foot side setback, permitting a 9-foot encroachment; neighbors' support letters were entered into the record and the board directed staff to prepare materials for the Building Commission.
The Long Beach Board of Zoning Appeals voted to grant a variance allowing residents Thomas and Elena Bohak to rebuild a deck at 3007 Northmore Trail in its original footprint, authorizing a 9-foot encroachment into the 10-foot side setback.
The petitioners told the board the house is a John Lloyd Wright design and that restoring the deck is necessary both to preserve the original architecture and to address a safety issue created by a second-floor exterior door that opens to nothing. "This is a John Lloyd Wright home," the petitioners said, and they told the board the reconstruction would not reduce light or views for neighbors.
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