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Commission recommends variance allowing original 1995 awning to remain at 417 Hastings Place amid neighbor dispute
Summary
After a contested public hearing, the Planning Commission recommended approval of a variance to reduce side setbacks at 417 Hastings Place that will allow the original circa‑1995 awning to remain while requiring removal of a recent extension; testimony included the homeowner’s safety rationale and an adjacent neighbor’s allegations of unpermitted work and fence damage.
The Columbia County Planning Commission on May 7 recommended approval of a variance to reduce the side setback at 417 Hastings Place in Martinez, allowing the original portion of a carport installed around 1995 to remain while directing removal of the portion added earlier this year.
County planning staff presented the request as triggered by a complaint to code enforcement after the structure was extended closer to the property line. Staff said the preexisting structure predates available county permit records and recommended allowing the older…
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