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Center City council approves variance for 516 Grand Ave, allowing smaller setbacks and slightly higher impervious coverage
Summary
The Center City Council on Oct. 7 approved Resolution 2025-10-07-A granting setbacks and impervious-surface variances for a detached accessory structure at 516 Grand Ave to allow a sauna; the motion passed 5-0.
The Center City Council approved a variance on Oct. 7 that will let a homeowner at 516 Grand Ave install a detached accessory structure (described in documents as a sauna) closer to the house and street than zoning rules normally allow.
Council approved Resolution 2025-10-07-A on a motion by Council Member Sally Swanson, seconded by Council Member Mark Wolcott; the vote was 5-0. The resolution reduces the required setback between a detached accessory structure over 120 square feet and the principal structure from 10 feet to 7.3 feet, cuts the required side-yard setback adjacent to the street from 20 feet to 10 feet, and raises the permitted impervious surface in the SL Shoreland Management Overlay District from 38.6% to 39.4% to accommodate the installation.
The council reviewed the applicant’s submitted documents and briefly discussed the request before voting to approve the variances. No public testimony or written objections are recorded in the meeting minutes for this agenda item.
With the vote, the city’s zoning approval is complete for the variances described in Resolution 2025-10-07-A; the resolution text and any required permits or inspections are the next administrative steps recorded by the city clerk’s office.
