A builder has agreed to pay the city $30,000 instead of correcting zoning infractions not discovered until construction of a townhouse development was complete.
The Zoning Board of Appeals last week made the $30,000 assessment a condition to granting front- and side-yard variances at 16-20 N. Clifton Ave. That clears the way for the builder to receive a certificate of occupancy so owners can move in.
The action rescinds a ruling that the infractions had to be corrected before a certificate of occupancy could be issued and avoids a court battle with the builder, Joe Poplawski, president of Helen Home & Commercial Construction Co.
The two southern units of the building lie about three feet beyond the required 25-foot front yard setback, and the south end of the complex extends roughly half a foot over the required 7.5-foot side yard setback. The infractions were not discovered until a final inspection Sept. 25.
