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Council grants variance to allow carport at 312 West Avenue
Summary
The council approved a variance reducing the setback requirement from 5 feet to 2 feet at 312 West Avenue after planning staff said an irregular lot line created the need; council voted to approve the variance and forwarded it for final action.
City staff described a Planning & Zoning variance request for 312 West Avenue where, according to the owner’s account, an irregular lot line from a prior owner left a narrow strip of land used as landscaping. Planning and zoning recommended allowing a carport at a 2-foot setback instead of the usual 5-foot setback because the odd boundary made a standard setback impractical.
"From what we were relayed from the property owner, the neighbor didn't even realize that he owned that section... it's essentially just, like a flower bed now," Dallas said in explanation. The council moved to approve the variance at council’s request and the motion passed by voice vote.
Council members agreed the request was reasonable under the circumstance created by the prior lot split. No recorded roll-call tally was provided in the meeting minutes; the motion passed on a voice vote.
