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ZBA continues garage-to-unit proposal at 19 Amsterdam amid neighborhood opposition
Summary
A request to convert a garage into a full second dwelling at 19 Amsterdam Avenue was continued to Nov. 18 after applicants explained the need to house elderly family members and board members and neighbors voiced opposition to a permanent two-family conversion in a Residence A zone.
The Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 23 continued an application from Farzana Hakim to convert an existing garage at 19 Amsterdam Avenue into two bedrooms and a bathroom that would result in a full second unit, effectively changing the single-family dwelling into a two-family property.
Applicant Farzana Hakim and her family described medical and caregiving reasons for the request. Hakim said the conversion is intended to accommodate elderly parents and…
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