Board Of Building Inspection Meeting 10/09/2024 – Will Vote On Variance Request For House From 1800s With Existing Stairs That Are Too Narrow

The Board of Building Inspection is meeting 10/09/2024 at 2PM. They have one item on the agenda which is a request from a property owner to be able to maintain a 30” wide staircase to the second floor of the house even though the Uniform […]

Common Council Votes 12-2 To Deny Variance For Ballard Road Driveway Extension – Homeowner Will Have To Remove $2,500 Concrete Slab

The Common Council met 10/02/2024. One of the items on the agenda was a request from a Ballard Road homeowner for a variance that would allow him to keep a concrete slab that was installed for use as a turnaround for a car and also […]

Common Council Meeting 10/02/2024 – Will Receive Executive Budget Presentation, Vote On Aldermanic Salaries, Ballard Road Driveway Variance, Bartender License Police Department Recommended Be Denied, Free Downtown Parking For Small Business Saturday

The Common Council is meeting 10/02/2024 at 7PM. They don’t actually have a lot of action items on the agenda, but I would not expect it to be a short meeting. There are several items of business to be presented by the mayor including the […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes 3-1 To Deny Ballard Road Driveway Extension Variance Request For Second Time

The Municipal Services Committee met 09/23/2024. One of the items on the agenda was a variance request for a driveway extension on a Ballard Road residential property. This item was initially recommended for denial by the Municipal Services Committee back in August. It was then […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 09/23/2024 – Will Hold Design Hearing For 2026 Pavement Projects, Vote On Ballard Road Driveway Extension Variance, Vote On Request From Prevea To Purchase Two Parking Stalls

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 09/23/2024 at 4:30PM. They have one public hearing and 3 action items on the agenda. The public hearing is a design hearing for a number of pavement projects slated for 2026. The action items include the variance request for […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 09/09/2024 – Will Vote On Ballard Road Driveway Extension Variance For Second Time

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 09/09/2024 at 4:30PM. They have four action items on the agenda. The first is the variance request for a driveway extension on Ballard Road. This variance request was recommended for denial by the committee on 08/21/2024 but then referred […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes Unanimously To Deny Ballard Road Homeowner’s Variance Request For Driveway Extension

The Municipal Services Committee met 08/12/2024. One of the items they took up was a variance request from a property owner on N Ballard Road to allow him to maintain a 15’x15’ concrete slab that jutted off his driveway into his front yard that he […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 08/12/2024 – Will Vote On Ballard Road Homeowner’s Variance Request For Driveway Extension

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 08/12/2024at 4:30PM. The item I would expect to result in the most discussion is a variance request for a driveway extension on a property on Ballard Road near Memorial Park. The owner of the house installed a 15’ x […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Variance Request For Garage On Triangular Linwood Drive Lot – Property Owner May Still Not Receive Permit For Curb Cut Until Tree Cut Down

The Board of  Zoning Appeals met 06/17/2024. One of the variance requests they took up was from a property owner on Linwood and Badger who wanted to build a single stall garage on their property. The lot is small and triangular in shape so anywhere […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Denies Variance Request From Health Care Worker To Build Attached Garage 4 1/2 Feet From Side Lot Line Citing Lack Of Hardship

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 06/17/2024. One of the variance requests was from a residential property owner on Leminwah Street who wanted to construct an attached two-car garage 4 ½ feet from her property’s side lot line; however, the city’s Municipal Code requires a […]