Zoning board grants a lot-size variance for two new single-family homes on North 14th and Liberty

What happened

The board approved a variance letting builder Stratt Stacker Incorporated reduce the required minimum lot size by 300 square feet on two properties — 221 North 14th and a Half Street, zoned for multi-family housing, and 1626 Liberty Avenue, zoned two-family — so a single-family home can go on each undersized lot. City engineering staff said both lots are smaller than the current zoning minimum and recommended approval, calling the request consistent with typical lot sizes elsewhere in the area. Responding to a board member's question, the project's representative said two trees on one of the lots are dead.

The outcome

Approved on a voice vote.

Sources

• Staff describes the two lot-size variances, 6:13
• Engineering recommendation, 7:20
• Board asks about trees on the lot, 9:01
• Vote passes, 10:46

Also known as: 221 North 14th and a Half Street · 1626 Liberty Avenue · Stratt Stacker Incorporated · BZA petition 1426 · lot-size variance