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File 2026-0211 · Public Hearing · Community Development

Variance: Garage Setback, 412 3rd Street SW

Request to reduce a side yard setback from 10 feet to 5 feet for a detached garage.

The property owner requests a five-foot side yard setback to replace a garage built in 1952. The lot is 50 feet wide, narrower than current standards allow. The neighbor on that side submitted a letter of support.

Recommendation

Approve the variance with the two conditions in the staff report.

Fiscal impact

None.

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