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BCA approves 15-foot front-setback variance for 635 Carolina Avenue amid neighbors' staging concerns
Summary
The BCA approved a 15-foot front-setback variance for 635 Carolina Avenue after staff cited topography, a sewer line and a protected stream as hardships; a nearby resident warned construction staging has repeatedly blocked driveway access and emergency trips.
The BCA on Tuesday approved a 15-foot front-setback variance for 635 Carolina Avenue, allowing the applicant to place a new single-family house closer to the street than current zoning permits.
Garrett, the board reviewer, told the panel his desktop review of deeds and plats showed a Carolina Avenue right-of-way extending through part of the parcel and that the lot’s topography, an existing sewer line and a creek limit buildable area. "I would recommend approval for granting this variance," he said.
Neighborhood concerns centered on construction…
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