⚖️ Zoning Board of Appeals
Zoning board denies Riverside Avenue second story; a 2-2 tie sends an Irving Avenue carport back to square one
Sep 30, 2025
1:46:30
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The Zoning Board of Appeals refused a rear yard variance for a five-foot second story at 25 North Riverside Avenue on a 1-3 vote, after the architect warned that a denial clears the way for a three-story building the zoning allows by right. The board granted four other variances but split 2-2 on a carport at 19 Irving Avenue, which — with a member leaving the board that night — must now be re-noticed and heard from the beginning.
Key Actions & Decisions
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Denied a 28.67-foot rear yard variance and a two-year commencement variance for a five-foot second-story addition at 25 North Riverside Avenue, 1-3 (Tuman in favor).
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Granted a variance allowing a shed nearer the street than the house at 99 Mount Airy (Ann Palm-Reibel), 4-0.
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Granted setback variances of 3.7 feet and 4.5 feet for a larger shed on an existing concrete pad at 41 Whelan Avenue (Raymond LoGiudici), 4-0.
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Granted side yard, total side yard and front yard variances of 2 feet, 3.1 feet and 0.3 feet for a second-story addition and an existing chimney at 19 Irving Avenue (Peter and Lisa Overmyer), 4-0.
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Deadlocked 2-2 on a five-foot side yard variance for a carport at 19 Irving Avenue; the tie denied it and the application must be re-noticed and re-heard.
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Granted variances of 6.8 feet, 10.3 feet and 1.3 feet legalizing an entryway, side addition, deck and shed at 12 Hunter Place (Marlene Galazin), 4-0.
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Held Rocco Mastronardi's last meeting on the board; Doug Olcott was absent and the August minutes were tabled for want of a quorum.