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Zoning board approves second‑floor addition at 147 West Samford; ARB to finalize design
Summary
Mount Vernon Zoning Board of Appeals on May 20 approved use and area variances for a second‑floor addition at 147 West Samford Boulevard and sent final design to the Architectural Review Board.
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — The Mount Vernon Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously May 20 to grant a use variance and area variance allowing a second‑floor addition at 147 West Samford Boulevard, and directed the applicant to take final design decisions to the city’s Architectural Review Board.
The property is a preexisting nonconforming single‑family building in the CB (Commercial Business) zone; the frontage requirement is 75 feet and the lot’s frontage is 26.32 feet, a roughly 65 percent variance from the standard, the board record shows. The board also completed the short environmental assessment for the use variance and voted to issue a negative declaration.
An applicant representative presenting updated drawings told the board the team had prepared two design options, described construction staging and dust‑control measures and offered a green trellis option to reduce sightline impacts for the neighbor to the south. The applicant said the project would provide on‑street contractor parking and keep staging and dust control within the property lines.
Planning staff reported the application had been circulated to the fire department, police and Department of Public Works; staff said the fire department and DPW returned comments but neither offered objections, and Westchester County Planning provided no comment. The board asked the applicant to coordinate details with the Architectural Review Board; the board said it would leave final aesthetic decisions to ARB and the property owner.
Board members asked the applicant to document construction staging and confirmed neighbors’ concerns had been addressed by the two design options. A Zoning Board member told the applicant, "there's a good chance that we're gonna make a decision ... in your favor," after the applicant answered questions on sightlines and sun studies.
The board closed the public hearing, voted to accept the application and adopted the negative declaration by unanimous vote. The board’s approval allows the applicant to proceed to the ARB for final design review; the ARB has authority over exterior materials and final appearance.
Documents in the record cite the application as a use variance and area variance in the CB Commercial Business Zone and show the board declared lead agency for environmental review at its April meeting. The board did not impose additional conditions beyond ARB review.
