⚖️ Zoning Board of Appeals
Cottage keeps its street-facing door; Mount Airy neighbors told to wait for February
Jan 20, 2026
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The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance 5-0 on Jan. 20 letting a detached accessory cottage at 43 Riverview Trail keep its front door on the street-facing facade, after the engineering department told the owner the code barred it. The board spent the rest of the short meeting telling neighbors of 52 Mount Airy Road, whose subdivision hearing had been adjourned to Feb. 17 that afternoon, that it could not act on or visit a site with no application before it.
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Key Actions & Decisions
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Granted a variance from Village Zoning Code Section 230-41(G) allowing an accessory cottage at 43 Riverview Trail (Section 68.17, Block 2, Lot 11) to have access observable from the street, 5-0, on a motion by Doug Olcott seconded by Bill Goldsmith.
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Recorded a roll call of Olcott, Goldsmith, Chairman James Tuman, Daron Weber and Ethan Lewis, all yes.
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Found the five factors satisfied, including that the hardship was self-created and that the variance is not substantial, involving no added square footage, height or setback encroachment.
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Announced that 52 Mt Airy Rd, LLC had requested by email that afternoon to adjourn its two lot-area variance application to the February 17 meeting.
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Declined to make a site visit to 52 Mount Airy Road or comment on tree removal there while no application is before the board, and said written comment would be placed on the record.
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Approved the minutes of December 16, 2025.