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Planning Commission approves variance for 714 Bartell Street despite substandard lot area
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to approve a variance allowing two lots at 714 Bartell Street to be combined via certified survey map even though the resulting lot area is about 9,200 sq ft, under the 10,000-sq-ft minimum. Commissioners cited an existing lot line running through the building and neighbor support; the approval will go to city council for final action.
The Planning Commission approved a variance for 714 Bartell Street (case Z22026) to permit combining two existing lots by certified survey map, despite the resulting lot area being ‘‘right around 9,200 square feet, or 0.21 acres,’’ below the 10,000-square-foot minimum required in the property’s two-family zoning district.
A staff member told the commission the certified survey map would not change exterior boundaries but would remove an internal dotted line where the existing lot line currently runs through an existing building. ‘‘The area to be right around 9,200 square feet, or 0.21 acres,’’ the…
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