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Decatur board approves variance to let detached garage be built before primary home

Board of Zoning Adjustments, City of Decatur · April 15, 2026
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Summary

The Board of Zoning Adjustments unanimously approved a variance allowing an accessory structure to be built before a primary residence and to be located forward of the building line for a parcel east of 4870 Crusher Road SE, citing the site’s irregular shape, topography and heavy vegetation as hardships.

The Decatur Board of Zoning Adjustments voted unanimously to approve a variance that allows an accessory structure to be built before a primary dwelling and to stand forward of the front building line for a parcel east of 4870 Crusher Road Southeast.

Planning department staff presented Variance 260331022 and said the property, owned by Bill and Jonah Voss, sits on the outskirts of the city, is heavily vegetated and has an irregular shape and topography that create a hardship. The staff recommendation noted…

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