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Rye Brook ZBA OKs 0.5% lot-coverage variance for expanded deck at 8 Magnolia Drive
Summary
Bradley and June Scharf received a unanimous 3-0 approval from the Rye Brook Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 4 for a 0.5 percentage-point lot-coverage variance to expand a rear deck by about 70 square feet. The board recorded a SEQRA Type II finding and required payment of application and consultant fees before permits issue.
The Rye Brook Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 4 granted Bradley and June Scharf a variance increasing allowable lot coverage for a backyard deck at 8 Magnolia Drive from 4.0% to 4.5%, a 0.5 percentage-point variance approved by a 3-0 roll-call vote.
Architect John G. Scarlato Jr., presenting for the Scharfs, described a proposal to enlarge the existing deck from roughly 12 by 28 feet to about 16 by 28 feet and to incorporate the stairway into the main deck run. He said the requested increase amounts to approximately 70 square feet ("We're asking for a .5% increase, which is 70 square feet,"…
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