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Board allows pergola on nonconforming deck at 101 Patricia Place, finds adverse impacts mitigated by topography

3174412 · February 5, 2025
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The Zoning Board granted a variance allowing a pergola added to an existing nonconforming rear deck at 101 Patricia Place, finding the height and visibility reduced by a four-foot retaining wall and landscaping; board emphasized each application is judged on its own merits.

The Clifton Zoning Board on Feb. 5 approved a variance to allow an open-slat pergola installed atop an existing, nonconforming rear deck at 101 Patricia Place.

Applicant Moshe Irushalmi presented through architect and planner William J. Martin, who described a pergola with no roof or conditioned space, supported by posts set inside the existing deck railing. Martin told the board the pergola’s top perimeter is 11 feet 6 inches above grade and 10 feet 6 inches above the deck; he said the pergola does not change lot coverage or extend closer to…

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