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Board grants variance for 98‑square‑foot bathroom addition for medical need
Summary
The Board granted a C variance to Julia and Robert Peterson for a 98-square-foot first-floor bathroom addition to accommodate medical needs related to the applicant’s husband’s Parkinson’s disease.
The Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Adjustment voted to grant a C variance for a 98-square-foot addition at 205 Old Parsippany Road to allow a first-floor bathroom for medical accessibility.
Julia Peterson testified that her husband has Parkinson’s disease and can no longer manage stairs even with a stair-climbing device; the addition will allow a shower on the main level. The applicant said the property is held in a trust and that written permission from the trust was provided.
Board members characterized the request as minimal and medically necessary. No members of the public objected. The board moved to grant the variance; the board secretary will prepare a form of resolution for adoption at the next meeting.
Why it matters: the variance authorizes an alteration for health and accessibility reasons and legalizes construction that would otherwise be nonconforming in the R-0-L zone.
Next steps: board to draft and adopt formal resolution at the next meeting; applicant may then apply for zoning and building permits.
