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Rye Brook ZBA provisionally approves front-entry variances, contingent on village license
Summary
The Rye Brook Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-0 on Feb. 4 to provisionally grant multiple variances to Donald and Caitlin Amel for a new covered front entry at 235 Iron Hill Avenue; the project requires a village license because part of the steps encroaches into the village right-of-way.
The Rye Brook Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-0 Feb. 4 to provisionally grant variances allowing Donald and Caitlin Amel to demolish an existing front entry and build a slightly larger covered platform and steps at 235 Iron Hill Avenue.
The board approved relief from the village Zoning Code’s front yard setback and front height/setback-ratio rules after a public hearing and a roll call vote that recorded three affirmative votes. The application requires a separate license agreement with the Village of Rye Brook because the proposed steps extend into the village right-of-way.
John Inas, the applicants’ architect, summarized the project as “the project includes demolishing an existing front platform entry into the house and a new platform entry is being constructed,” saying the new platform will be about 4 feet deep (up from roughly 3…
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