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Board denies setback variance request at 2305 Overlook Drive
Summary
The Neighborhood Board of Adjustment denied a request to reduce a rear-yard setback from 15 feet to 8 feet at 2305 Overlook Drive (NBOA 2026-10). The denial was carried 6-0 after staff summarized the record and public commenters signed up to speak.
Chair Leonard Giuliano opened a public hearing on July 15, 2026, on NBOA 2026-10, a variance request for 2305 Overlook Drive that sought to reduce the rear-yard setback from 15 feet to 8 feet to accommodate a deck extension and cover. Associate Planner David Light summarized the staff report and asked that it be made part of the hearing record.
Owner and applicant Christine Simpkins was present but made no formal presentation; two members of the public, Jeff Allen and Matthew Hendry, requested to speak (the minutes record their sign-up but do not include the content of their remarks). After board members questioned staff and the applicant, Board Member Michele Gupton moved to deny the variance, saying in the motion, "moved for a motion of denial of NBOA Resolution No. 2026-10 2305 Overlook Drive, to reduce the rear yard setback from fifteen feet (15') to eight feet (8') to accommodate a deck extension and deck cover." Board Member Michael Weiland seconded the motion. The motion passed by a vote of 6 to 0.
The decision denies the applicant's request to reduce the setback; no staff direction for an alternative condition or continuance is recorded in the minutes. The board adjourned at 6:34 p.m.
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