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Milford planning board approves variances to split Elizabeth Street lot into two 70-foot parcels
Summary
The Milford Planning Board granted two variances allowing a single R-1 lot on Elizabeth Street to be subdivided into two 70-foot lots, each narrower than the 80-foot minimum required by the city’s R-1 zoning code. Neighbors raised privacy and construction-timing concerns during public comment.
The Milford Planning Board on Jan. 29, 2025, approved two variances to allow the subdivision of a single-family lot on Elizabeth Street into two lots each 70 feet wide, below the R-1 district minimum of 80 feet.
The decision followed a public hearing in which planning staff outlined the request and the applicant’s representative, Mark Redden, described a plan to demolish the existing single-family house and build two new single-family homes. “We’re not asking for any variances to lot coverage or setbacks. So this will be in line with what is already there around it as well when we’re done,” Redden said.
The variance requests seek relief from Milford City Code Chapter 2-39, paragraph D3, which sets an 80-foot minimum lot width in R-1 single-family residential districts. The staff…
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