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Suttons Bay Zoning Board of Appeals OKs lot-width variances for 211 and 215 W. Broadway
Summary
The Village of Suttons Bay Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-0 on April 1 to grant dimensional variances allowing a property transfer and lot reconfiguration for parcels at 211 and 215 W. Broadway, reducing required lot widths on First Street and approving a depth-to-width ratio per a Sept. 3, 2025 survey.
The Village of Suttons Bay Zoning Board of Appeals on April 1 approved dimensional variances to allow a property transfer and reconfigured lots at 211 and 215 W. Broadway. The board voted to reduce the minimum lot-width requirement on First Street from 80 feet to 74 feet for Parcel A and to 57.89 feet for Parcel B, and approved the depth-to-width ratio for Parcel B as shown on a Sept. 3, 2025 survey.
The board recorded a unanimous 3-0 vote in favor with two members absent. Member Hassevoort moved to approve the application and Member Bahle seconded; the minutes record the tally as "Ayes: 3, No: 0, Absent: 2." The meeting minutes list a quorum and the board’s findings of fact supporting the decision.
According to staff member Patmore, the applicant had filed a land-division request to make two compatible lots from the existing parcels; under the Newer Village Residential district the resulting through lots could not meet the 80-foot lot-width requirement on First Street. Applicant Rosemary Hollander told the board she intends to expand her existing home and add a garden, and she sought relief so the lots would better align with neighboring properties.
In written Findings of Fact the board said the need for the variances stems from physical conditions predating the current zoning rules and not from the applicant’s personal or economic hardship. The board found that strict compliance would unreasonably prevent the owner from using the property for a permitted purpose, that granting the variances would do substantial justice and provide additional backyard space to Parcel B, and that no evidence was presented that the variances would adversely impact surrounding properties.
The motion approved three specific items: a variance on lot width along First Street from 80' to 74' for Parcel A (211 W. Broadway, Parcel #043-825-017-00); a variance from 80' to 57.89' for Parcel B (215 W. Broadway, Parcel #043-825-016-00); and approval of the depth-to-width ratios for Parcel B as shown on the Sept. 3, 2025 survey. The board adjourned at 4:55 p.m.; meeting minutes were submitted by Dorothy Petroskey, Village Clerk.
The minutes also show routine procedural actions earlier in the meeting, including approval of the agenda and the Jan. 14, 2026 meeting minutes.
