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Board narrows driveway‑width variance for Conrad Hollow to three corner lots
Summary
The board approved a variance allowing wider side‑entry driveways for three corner lots in the Conrad Hollow subdivision (Lots 10, 14 and 23), amending the resolution on the floor to limit the variance to those specific lots.
Fairview's Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance July 28 to allow wider driveways and side‑entry garages for three specific corner lots in the proposed Conrad Hollow subdivision, restricting the relief to Lot 10, Lot 14 and Lot 23. Lewis Sloyan, appearing for the applicant, said the request covered those three corner lots and that the developer was seeking relief so garages could be accessed from a secondary frontage rather than the primary street.
Staff told the board the new CD3 character district in the development code limits driveway widths to 10 feet in the first 25 feet of a lot and that the code is silent about how to apply that rule to secondary frontages. Because 46 of 49 proposed lots met the code as drafted, staff recommended the applicant seek a variance for the three corner lots. The board amended the resolution on the floor to explicitly limit the variance to Lots 10, 14 and 23, the amendment passed by roll call and the subsequent final vote approved the variance with that limitation.
