Commission approves pool setback variance at 620 10th Street over objections about hardship standard

Ken Jones, owner of 620 10th Street, asked the commission to grant a variance allowing a residential pool to encroach 3 feet into the required setback. Jones told the commission the practical effect of the variance "would be reduced to approximately 18 inches," and he said the seawall and engineering work would keep the structure secure and largely unnoticeable.