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Planning board grants front‑yard pool variance at 422 N. Riverside Drive
Summary
On Feb. 11 the Planning & Zoning Board approved VA2602, a variance to allow an in‑ground pool and spa in the front yard at 422 N. Riverside Dr., after the applicant showed screening and explained site constraints; the approval passed on roll call.
The Planning & Zoning Board approved variance VA2602 on Feb. 11 to allow an in‑ground pool and spa in the front yard at 422 North Riverside Drive, a request that otherwise conflicts with the city code provision that prohibits front‑yard pools.
Staff told the board it reviewed the application against the six variance criteria in the land development code and concluded the application did not meet all six. The applicant said the property’s U‑shaped layout confines the only feasible pool location to the proposed front‑yard position and that the pool would be screened with a tiered planting plan and other landscaping to minimize visual impacts.
After closing the public hearing, the board moved, seconded and carried a motion to approve the variance on a roll call vote. Board members asked for a landscaping/screening plan to be recorded as part of the approval and for standard follow‑up with staff to ensure conditions are met before permit issuance.
The applicant, represented at the hearing, was instructed to coordinate with staff on final screening details; staff will document conditions and notify the applicant of required landscaping and any permit conditions.
