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ZBA approves small second‑story addition at 53 Rowayton Ave with impervious coverage offset condition
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a partial second‑story addition at 53 Rowayton Avenue but required the applicants to offset a small increase in impervious surface (about 30 square feet) with a landscaping or permeable‑surface change; the board also found the project consistent with coastal management goals.
The Norwalk Zoning Board of Appeals on Aug. 21 approved variances to allow a partial second‑story addition and roof overhang at 53 Rowayton Avenue, requiring the applicants to offset the project’s small increase in impervious surface with on‑site measures such as additional planting or permeable paving.
The project seeks to add a partial second floor over the existing first‑floor footprint of a single‑family home that predates Norwalk’s zoning regulations (built in 1918). The board and staff agreed the vertical expansion…
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