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Ferndale BZA approves 7-foot dimensional variance for garage at 910 Hilton Road
Summary
The Ferndale Board of Zoning Appeals granted a dimensional variance allowing a new three-car garage to sit 3 feet from the rear lot line at 910 Hilton Road, citing a DTE utility easement and unique lot configuration that would make a conforming garage nonfunctional.
The Ferndale Board of Zoning Appeals voted to grant a dimensional variance for a proposed accessory garage at 910 Hilton Road after a public hearing on March 17, 2025.
Chair (speaking for the board) opened the hearing and summarized that the property lies in the MXD-2 zoning district and that an accessory structure outside R-1 or R-2 districts normally must be 10 feet from the rear lot line. The applicant sought approval to locate a garage 3 feet from the rear lot line, a 7-foot variance from the ordinance requirement.
City planning staff presented slides showing the site at Hilton Road and Wordsworth Street, the location of a 15-foot DTE overhead easement that runs through the parking area, and the proposed three-car, roughly 21-foot-deep garage immediately east of that easement. Staff reminded the board of the five standards in…
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