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Belgrade board approves setback variance for Hewitt property to allow garage

Belgrade Board of Adjustments · February 25, 2026
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Summary

The Belgrade Board of Adjustments approved variances reducing front, secondary‑front and a partial side‑yard setback for a triangular lot at 10th Street and West Southview Avenue so the owner‑builder can include a garage and small ADU, following staff recommendation and brief neighborhood support.

Brad Stein, senior planner for the city of Belgrade, told the Board of Adjustments that staff recommends approval of a variance to reduce a garage front setback from 25 feet to 10 feet, shorten the secondary‑front setback from 10 feet to 5 feet and allow a small portion of a driveway to encroach to 0 feet on the side yard for a triangular lot at the north corner of 10th Street and West Southview Avenue.

The variance request, filed on behalf of applicant and owner‑builder Mike Hewitt, applies to a roughly 2,830‑square‑foot lot in the Armstrong addition. Stein said the lot’s…

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