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Rye Brook ZBA grants side-yard variance to legalize shed at 10 Boxwood Place

3031498 · April 1, 2025
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Summary

At its April 1 meeting the Rye Brook Zoning Board of Appeals provisionally granted a 2.6‑foot side‑yard setback variance to legalize a newly constructed shed at 10 Boxwood Place, conditioned on payment of outstanding fees.

The Rye Brook Zoning Board of Appeals on April 1 provisionally granted a 2.6‑foot side‑yard setback variance to homeowners Shubin Ma and Wen He to legalize a newly constructed 10‑foot‑3‑inch shed at 10 Boxwood Place.

The variance resolves nonconformance with the Rye Brook zoning code, which requires a 5‑foot minimum side‑yard setback for detached accessory buildings. The board also found the action to be a Type 2 action under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act, meaning no further environmental review was required.

Applicant Wen He told the board the prior shed was collapsing and not repairable after a…

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