Summary
Walter Jackson wants to build a duplex without doors facing the street and with parking in the rear — which requires a variance from the zoning rules. The hearing didn't happen because the board lacked a quorum.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
The applicant, if the variance is eventually granted.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Board of Zoning Adjustments — September 15, 2026
Walter Jackson can build a duplex at 323 North Bridge without front-facing doors or rear parking, matching the style of his nearby duplexes on narrow 50-foot lots in an older part of town.
Board of Zoning Adjustments — August 18, 2026
Walter Jackson wants to build a duplex without doors facing the street and with parking in the rear — which requires a variance from the zoning rules. The hearing didn't happen because the board lacked a quorum.
Board of Zoning Adjustments — July 21, 2026
New duplexes on Labaume Street show redevelopment continuing in the older north-side grid, where 45-to-50-foot lots were designed for shotgun houses. The board granted setback relief to let a modern duplex fit the historic lot widths.
Related development
VR-26-24 Walter Jackson duplex variance
The project can't move forward until the board hears the case and votes.
Walter Jackson duplex
Adds a brick duplex matching the owner's nearby rentals, with a sidewalk from front parking to side-facing doors.
Hamman Southwest Drive setback variance
Purely a title cleanup; no visible change to the property or neighbors.
Hamman Labaume Street duplex variances
Two new duplexes replace vacant slabs and a 1962 house in an older neighborhood, with parking kept off the street via the alley.
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