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Board denies side-setback variance for detached garage at Winding Lane

City of Brookhaven Board of Appeals · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The Board of Appeals denied VAR25-00026, a request to reduce an interior side setback for a detached garage at 2693 Winding Lane, after members concluded alternatives were feasible and some staff criteria favored denial. The applicant may withdraw and reapply.

The Brookhaven Board of Appeals denied a variance request for a detached garage at 2693 Winding Lane (VAR25-00026) after hearing from the homeowner, design consultant and neighbors.

Courtney Willis, the landscape architect representing homeowners Clay and Betsy Hale, asked the board for a setback reduction to place a small garage close to the rear of a narrow, nonconforming RS-100 lot while minimizing additional impervious surface through permeable pavers. Clay Hale explained the request was intended to…

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