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Pool Setback Variances Denied

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Jun 15, 2026

Pool Setback Variances Denied

The Board of Zoning Appeals denied both requested variances for an outdoor pool at 1300 Windward Lane after each motion received a 2-2 tie. The proposed pool would have been 11 feet 8 inches from the west and east property lines, rather than the required 15 feet.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

May 18, 2026

Zoning Board Approves Building and Fence Variances

The board approved two setback variances for a dwelling and subordinate structure at 120 Portage Street, approved a fence-height variance at 1313 Windward Lane, denied a pole-barn setback variance at 1477 Mogadore Road, and postponed two pool variances at 1300 Windward Lane.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Feb 16, 2026

Board Rejects Driveway Variances

The Board of Zoning Appeals denied both requested variances for a 16-by-17-foot front-yard driveway extension at 731-733 Akron Blvd., with each vote failing 0-3.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Nov 17, 2025

Board Approves Duplex Lot-Size Variance

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a 122-square-foot variance allowing a two-family dwelling on an 11,878-square-foot Harris Street parcel, below the 12,000-square-foot minimum. The vote was 4-0.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Oct 20, 2025

Front-yard porch variance approved

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a 3-0 variance for a covered porch at 557 Suzanne Drive, allowing the addition to sit 33 feet 6 inches from the front property line instead of the required 45 feet.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Sep 15, 2025

Zoning Board Approves Seven Property Variances

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved all seven requested variances: four to support dividing a property at 500 E. School Street into three parcels and three to allow a new single-family home at 487 Marigold Lane. The School Street variances passed 4-0, except the rear setback variance, which passed 3-0; all Marigold Lane variances passed 4-0.

2 min readMunicipal coverage