Commission backs administrative review for certain driveway-width expansions
Jul 28, 2026
The planning commission recommended allowing administrative review for driveway-width expansions for lots created before Sept. 5, 2017, reducing appeals to the board of zoning appeals; a city-court staff member noted smaller driveways have generated court cases and recommended reasonable-accommodation filings where disability is involved.
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Staff proposed and the commission recommended an amendment to allow administrative review of requests to expand driveways beyond 18 feet at the property line for single-family and two-family lots established before Sept. 5, 2017. Previously such requests required appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA).
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