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Board of Adjustment, Panel A · 10:30 AM · Council Chambers, 6TH Floor

The Board of Adjustment, Panel A heard four special exception and variance cases at its March 17, 2026 meeting, with 5 members present from 10:30 a.m. to 2:54 p.m. The board took 9 motions total, with 8 passing unanimously and one 4-1 split vote; no motions failed.
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Analysis

Zoning

The board considered four special exception and variance requests: two nonresidential fence-related cases on N. Good Latimer Expressway/Swiss Avenue and Douglas Avenue, a residential front-yard setback variance on Montclair Avenue, and a parking-space variance for a restaurant and retail project on Maple Avenue.

Key Decisions

Carried: 4 to 1
Cullen Finnegan's visibility-triangle case at 606 N. Good Latimer Expressway was the meeting's only contested vote, carrying 4-1.

9 items(14 procedural hidden)

The procedural action taken on the item
(e.g., Hearing Closed, Corrected, Referred)

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#IIStaff Presentation/Briefing

#IIIPublic Hearing

#IVPublic Testimony

#VMiscellaneous Items

#VICase Docket

Cullen Finnegan seeks four special exceptions to visibility obstruction triangle regulations at 606 N. Good Latimer Expressway to construct and/or maintain a nonresidential fence structure at driveway approaches along N. Good Latimer Expressway and Swiss Avenue, and at their street intersection.

Jennifer Hiromoto seeks a special exception to construct or maintain a 9-foot fence in the required front yard at 9401 Douglas Avenue, which is 5 feet above the R-1ac(A) zoning limit. No staff recommendation has been made.

Fred Peña seeks a variance to construct or maintain a single-family residence with a 19-foot 9-inch front yard setback at 822 N. Montclair Avenue, which is 5 feet 3 inches short of the CD-1 (Subarea 1) requirement. Staff recommends approval.

Jonathan G. Vinson seeks a 27-space variance to off-street parking regulations at 2628 Maple Avenue to operate a restaurant and retail use with only 41 of the required 68 parking spaces; staff recommends denial.

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