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Zoning board approves front-yard and lot-coverage variances for 14 Alvin Court after dormers removed
Summary
The Clifton Zoning Board of Adjustment on Sept. 17 approved variances for a two-story house at 14 Alvin Court, allowing a reduced front-yard setback and increased lot coverage after the applicant removed dormers that had required an additional variance.
The Clifton Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 7-0 on Sept. 17, 2025, to approve bulk variances for a house at 14 Alvin Court, permitting a 21.7-foot front-yard setback where 25 feet is required and 32.8% lot coverage where 27% is allowed. The board also ruled the revised plans removed the need for a variance for a two-and-a-half‑story condition by eliminating dormers, leaving only the two variances requested.
The board’s decision followed testimony from the applicant’s attorney, Dominic Iannarella, who told the board the new plans “shed that one variance” by removing the dormers so the structure is now two stories. Mr. Iannarella asked the board to treat the revised plans…
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