Board approves limited setback variance for proposed sunroom on South Samuel Street

The board approved a variance to allow a sunroom to be built five feet closer to a side property line than current setbacks permit, with recorded conditions limiting the reduction to the proposed sunroom footprint and requiring that roof runoff from the sunroom and the roof portion that drains onto it be diverted away from the neighbor at 412 South Samuel Street.

The variance request was described in staff materials and during a staff presentation as a reduction of the required side-yard setback from 10 feet to 5 feet and a minor increase in maximum lot coverage from 70 percent to 72.5 percent. The staff report recommended approval subject to the limitation that the reduced setback apply only to the sunroom, and noted the proposed sunroom would replace an existing deck and use fire‑resistant materials. A staff representative summarized the approval criteria and told the board the proposal “would not adversely affect the public or adjacent property owners.”