Planning commission declines homeowner variance request for Bridgepoint Drive patio
The Collierville Planning Commission heard a request to allow an open-air patio to encroach 2 feet past the code-allowed projection; staff recommended denial for lack of practical hardship and the motion to approve failed after commissioners debated precedent and alternatives.
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The Collierville Planning Commission considered a variance request for 1319 Bridgepoint Drive that would let an open-air patio encroach two feet beyond the code-allowed projection into the side-yard setback. Planning staff explained the R-1 side yard setback is 15 feet, code allows a 6-foot encroachment for this type of patio, and the applicant is asking to encroach 8 feet — two feet more than the code allowance. Staff recommended denial, saying it could not find a practical hardship.
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