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Brentwood ZBA denies variance request for 22x40 garage at 20 Gallant Drive
Summary
The Brentwood Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a variance request from Kim and Tom Oliver to build a 22-by-40 detached garage that would encroach 10 feet into a 25-foot side-yard setback; the board concluded the application did not meet the five statutory variance criteria.
The Brentwood Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to deny a variance request by Kim and Tom Oliver to construct a 22-by-40 detached garage at 20 Gallant Drive that would encroach 10 feet into the town's required 25-foot side-yard setback.
The Olivers presented photographs, a plot plan and a recent survey, and described site constraints including existing trees, a pool and a gazebo. Kim Oliver said, "We moved in about a year and a half ago and knew that when we moved in, we wanted to build a detached garage," and explained that placing the garage farther back would push it into the middle of the yard and require more pavement. Land use administrator…
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