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Zoning board grants variance to restore fire-damaged home at 8310 Dodge
Summary
The board approved variances to retain a 16-foot front setback and 870 sq ft of accessory structure area so the owner can repair a fire-damaged, nonconforming residence. One member opposed because accessory structures exceed the primary living area.
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted April 8 to allow repairs and retention of nonconforming elements at a fire-damaged home at 8310 Dodge.
Representative Mohammed Aziz told the board the owner discovered zoning violations after the home suffered fire damage and is seeking to restore the structure rather than demolish parts of it. The request asked to retain a 16-foot front setback, 870 square feet of accessory structures (including a 529-sq-ft garage, a 115-sq-ft addition and a 190-sq-ft attached shed) and a 36-sq-ft covered porch.
Planning and the zoning inspector told the board the garage and shed have existed for decades and that the applicant received site-plan approval with conditions. "The garage has been there at least since the sixties," the inspector said, and photos showed the structures had been attached since 1980.
Board members generally supported restoring a habitable structure. "I don't think it's going to be a harm or a detriment to let this guy and his family move on along to fix that," Mister Clift said. Mister Safaya said he would vote no because the accessory structures total more square footage than the primary living area.
Mister Clift moved to grant the variances; the motion carried with one dissent. The petitioner was reminded to follow building-permit procedures and to address outstanding stop-work orders and yard cleanup discussed during the hearing.
Next step: staff will follow usual permitting and inspection processes if the petitioner proceeds with repairs.
