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Sandy Springs Board upholds staff denial of homeowner’s 20-foot setback variance request
Summary
The Sandy Springs Board of Appeals on March 4 upheld staff’s recommendation to deny a request by homeowner Bruce Bowen to encroach 20 feet into the 60-foot primary street setback at 870 Edgewater Drive, voting 5–1 after questioning stormwater, slope and alternatives.
The Sandy Springs Board of Appeals voted 5–1 on March 4 to uphold staff’s recommendation to deny a variance request that would let a homeowner build 20 feet inside the city’s 60-foot primary street setback at 870 Edgewater Drive.
Applicant Bruce Bowen, who said he and his wife have lived at 870 Edgewater Drive for decades, told the board the lot has steep, uneven topography and a culvert easement that make the site difficult to build on. “I have a 46 degree slope in the back,” Bowen said, arguing the requested…
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