Holton variance

The project architect, who also did the home's prior remodel, explained the addition is modest, matches the existing 12-foot height, will be screened by existing trees, and that no other location on the lot could accommodate it.

A resident opposed the variance, citing a 2002 board case on the same house and arguing that repeatedly expanding nonconforming homes is eroding neighborhood character; she acknowledged she doesn't live on the street but drives past often.