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Zoning board approves rebuilt garage at 144 Beekman with storage-only condition
Summary
The City of Summit Zoning Board on April 7 approved variances allowing the Ibrahim family to replace a storm-damaged detached garage at 144 Beekman Road. The board approved side-yard, lot-coverage and height variances with conditions including that the new garage not be used as living space.
The Summit Zoning Board of Adjustment on April 7 approved an application allowing Mario and Annie Ibrahim to reconstruct a detached 24-by-24-foot garage at 144 Beekman Road that collapsed during a 2023 windstorm.
The board granted the applicant multiple variances—including relief tied to lot size, side-yard accessory setback and lot coverage—subject to conditions that include compliance with the board engineer27s memorandum and a requirement the garage not be used as living space.
The Ibrahims told the board the existing garage was crushed by a tree during the 2023 storm and has been unusable since; they said the new gambrel-roofed structure will restore two-car parking on the ground floor and provide storage on a nonhabitable second level. Architect Arthur Henn told the board the proposed building would be entirely electric and would not include water, sewer or heating systems.
Henn said…
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