Description
The owners sought a 37.833-foot rear-setback variance to build a two-car garage addition, mudroom and second-story bedroom onto their 1921 house, which already sits deep within the 40-foot rear setback. The board tied 4-4 and the variance failed.
Impact summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals denied it on Sep 23, 2026.
No addition will be built; the existing nonconforming garage and house placement stays as it has since 1921.
Applicant
- Name
- Colin Kennedy and Emily Swafford (represented by Michael Klement, Architectural Resource)
- Address
- 500 Highland Road, Ann Arbor, MISee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Zoning Board of Appeals
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 23, 2026.
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Related issues (1)
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