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Zoning board approves garage setback reduction to preserve heritage tree at 1442 Forest Avenue
Summary
The Highland Park Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance to allow a new 22-by-22 detached garage to encroach 8.11 feet into the side-yard setback at 1442 Forest Avenue; the applicant said the design minimizes tree loss and protects a heritage Bur oak.
The Highland Park Zoning Board of Appeals on May 7 approved a variance permitting a new detached garage at 1442 Forest Avenue to encroach into the southern side-yard setback.
Staff described the request as relief to encroach into a required 10.11-foot side-yard setback by 8.11 feet to place a 22-by-22 garage two feet from the southern property line on a property designated as a historic landmark. Patrick, the clerk/staff member,…
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