Board OKs stone driveway at Cedar Beach Road property, citing hardship of long entrance

The Milford Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a variance permitting a stone driveway rather than a paved dustless surface for property owner Corey Fox at 8947 Cedar Beach Road.

Planning staff presented the application (BOA-132-2025) and said the parcel is zoned R-1 and currently under construction; the applicant had previously received variances for the size and location of a detached garage in April 2024. The requested variance is from Milford City Code chapter 230-20(B), which requires residential driveways to be constructed with an approved dustless surface such as asphalt, concrete or pavers.

During his testimony, Mr. Fox told the board the parcel is set well back from the road and that building a paved driveway would be costly. He said a neighbor uses a stone driveway and that he has already placed crushed concrete as a base while construction equipment is operating. Fox described his intended finish stone as a blue-tinted crushed stone (he referred to it by a local material name during the hearing).

Board discussion and vote

Board members said the unusual length and size of the lot make paving unusually burdensome in this case. Mr. Wylie, Mr. Rizzo, Mr. Mascola and Ms. White each said they would vote to approve based on those hardship statements; Mr. Warfel voted yes, citing the same reasoning. The motion passed unanimously.

Conditions and next steps

Planning staff indicated the applicant should follow the normal permitting process for driveway work. No additional conditions were placed on the variance during the hearing.