120 Birch Street Rear Setback Variance
Description
A request to cut the required 25-foot rear setback to 16 feet so an attached garage can be built on a small R-2 lot in the Original Townsite.
Impact summary
Replaces an unusable 1952 garage with a modern attached one and should ease street parking congestion in the neighborhood.
Applicant
- Name
- Donovan Lerew
- Address
- 120 Birch Street, Spearfish, SDSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 2
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Board of Adjustment
Last discussed Mar 16, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Board of Adjustments - Mar 16, 2026
The owner wants to replace two detached buildings with an attached garage set 12 feet from the rear lot line instead of the required 25 feet. The board approved it after a public hearing.
Planning Commission - Mar 3, 2026
A request to cut the rear setback from 25 feet to about 12 feet for an attached garage on a roughly 7,000-square-foot lot in the Original Townsite. Recommended 5-0; the Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing.
Related issues (2)
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