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Board grants 2-foot front-porch setback variance for Blackstone View home
Summary
The Board approved a development-standard variance to allow a roughly 30-square-foot covered front porch to encroach 2 feet into the 20-foot front-yard setback at 1507 Blackstone View Drive; staff said inconsistent build lines along the street justify a practical-difficulty finding.
The Clarksville Board of Zoning Appeals approved a development-standard variance May 27 allowing a 30-square-foot covered front porch to extend two feet into the 20-foot required front setback at 1507 Blackstone View Drive.
Planning staff explained the house sits on a block where the neighborhood build line varies by a few feet; while the front-yard setback is 20 feet, some adjacent porches appear to sit slightly forward of that line. Staff concluded strict application of the code would cause a practical difficulty for constructing the porch and recommended approval. The applicant's representative, Yessi Hernandez, explained the owner (Felipe Hernandez) intended the covered porch to tie into the existing roofline and add shingles to match the house.
A board member moved to approve on the basis that the strict application of the zoning ordinance would cause a practical difficulty; another member seconded the motion, and the board passed the variance by voice vote.
