An approved exception to a zoning rule for a specific property, granted after a public process.
A variance says the zoning code's letter doesn't fit this lot, and the board agreed. Variances are decided in public hearings that precede permits — the pre-permit layer that data firms like Shovels track as “decisions.” PermitBoards starts at the issued permit; the variance tells you a project may be coming, the permit tells you it is real.
Setback · Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
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