ZBA grants variances for deck replacement at 13 Round Hill Road in Walden Wood cluster
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Summary
The ZBA approved variances to replace a 40-year-old stone patio with a deck at 13 Round Hill Road, noting the deck will match adjacent properties and that the Walden Wood association had conditionally approved materials.
The Dobbs Ferry Zoning Board of Appeals on May 14 granted variances to permit a replacement deck at 13 Round Hill Road in the Walden Wood cluster development, after the homeowners said the new deck would follow the footprint of an existing 40-year-old stone patio.
Homeowner Shu Wan Yu told the board the patio is "like 40 some years ago" and the proposed deck will "look actually exactly the same as the 4 neighbors who already have the decks." Yu said neighbors have already done similar replacements and that the new deck will make the property consistent with adjacent yards. The homeowners also reported that the Walden Wood association approved the deck design, with a condition to shift materials from Trex to wood; a board member confirmed the association’s conditional approval and that materials reflected the plan on file.
Board members said the cluster development’s historic site plan and existing pattern of decks made approval straightforward. No objections from neighbors were recorded in the public transcript. The board made a motion to approve and voted "all in favor." As with the other agenda items, no roll-call was recorded in the public transcript.
The approval applies to the variances requested to match neighboring decks and to replace the existing patio; any building permits or construction approvals remain subject to standard building-department review and the association’s conditions on materials.
