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Norcross ZBA approves two residential setback variances, tables appeal to May meeting
Summary
The Norcross Zoning Board of Appeals on April 23 approved two conditional variances allowing a front-yard encroachment on Lancelot Drive and a side-yard encroachment for a deck rebuild, and unanimously agreed to table an appeal of the Community Development Director’s decision until May.
Norcross City’s Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved two conditional setback variances on April 23 and voted to table an administrative appeal to the May hearing.
Staff presented a variance under Chapter 200 (R100 lot development standards) seeking relief from the minimum front setback for a proposed single-family home on a lot adjacent to Lancelot Drive. Applicant Jeff Chacon requested a reduction in the front-yard setback; nearby resident Melanie Trest spoke in opposition, raising concerns about line of sight, the proposed house’s size relative to the lot, and the area’s historic character. Board member Bob Evely noted topography challenges at the site. The board’s approval included the condition that “The variance granted shall be allowed to encroach into the front yard setback 15 feet adjacent to Lancelot Drive as submitted on the site plan dated 3/2/2026.” The motion passed 4-0 (Walsh, Walker, Harrison, Evely; Gilchrist absent).
On a separate item, staff presented a request to allow a side-yard encroachment so an existing open deck could be removed and rebuilt in the same footprint. Applicant John Grovenstein provided photographs of the current deck and property. Staff told the board there was no record of when the original deck was constructed and no historical variances on file related to the encroachment. The ZBA granted a conditional variance to allow a 10-foot encroachment into the side setback adjacent to the western property line for a proposed 283-square-foot deck and associated steps and landings, per the site plan dated 3/10/2026; the motion passed unanimously, 4-0.
An applicant seeking review of a decision by the Community Development Director requested that the appeal be tabled to the May ZBA meeting; the board approved that request unanimously (4-0).
The meeting opened at 6:30 PM and adjourned at 7:02 PM. The record of this meeting summarizes attendees’ remarks rather than providing verbatim quotations of every comment; direct excerpts used here are drawn from the ZBA’s meeting minutes and the site-plan condition language recorded by staff.
