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Board approves variances for renovation at 618 W. Howe Street
Summary
The board approved two variances for a single‑family home at 618 West Howe — a rear setback variance and an increase to maximum impervious surface coverage — after staff recommended approval and the petitioner offered no additional materials.
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved two variances for work at 618 West Howe Street during its March 26 meeting.
Planning staff reported the petition (ZR2026‑01‑0001) requested a rear setback variance and a variance from the maximum impervious surface coverage for a single‑family home in an R‑3 district. Staff said the proposed work (a shed‑roof addition and a second‑floor addition with a patio) would raise impervious coverage to about 52.9% in places but that this level is within the range expected for a comparable new lot of the same size and did not meet any adverse criteria in the staff’s review.
Kevin Potter, the structural engineer representing the homeowners Michael Burnett and Heidi Biedinger Burnett, said he had no additional materials beyond the staff presentation and offered to answer questions. The board moved and approved both requested variances by roll call without further discussion.
The approval allows the homeowners to proceed with the additions as shown in the site plan and as conditioned by the staff report and any standard permit requirements.
