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Dublin BZA denies variance request for pergola at 9376 Nicholson Way
Summary
The Dublin Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request from David and Daryl Hopkins to allow a pergola to encroach roughly 6 feet into the rear-yard setback at 9376 Nicholson Way after staff recommended disapproval and board members concluded the variance criteria were not met.
The Dublin Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny a nonuse area variance that would have allowed a pergola at 9376 Nicholson Way to extend into the required rear-yard setback.
Tammy Noble, a city staff member presenting the case, told the board the pergola extends about 6 feet into the rear setback and that, after reviewing the variance criteria, staff recommended disapproval. "Based on not meeting Criteria A ... we are recommending disapproval for the nonuse area variance," Noble said.
The application has a multi-year history. Attorney Thomas McCash, representing David and Daryl Hopkins, said the homeowners received approval from their homeowners association and relied on a contractor’s advice that a building permit was unnecessary. McCash said the contractor…
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