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Board approves narrow setback relief for egress window at 1195 Bond Street with safety condition
Summary
The board approved a small setback variance to allow an egress window and well at 1195 Bond Street so the basement can be used for sleeping rooms, adding a condition requiring protective covering or screening for safety.
The Zoning and Planning Board of Appeals on Feb. 17 approved a narrow setback variance to allow an egress window and well at 1195 Bond Street so the basement can be used as bedrooms, with a condition requiring safety covering or screening for the well.
Staff explained that the property is a 1—2-story (one-and-a-half-story) house, which calls for an eight-foot side-yard setback; permitted obstructions such as egress wells are allowed up to half the applicable setback. Because the house and lot dimensions place the structure closer to the lot line, staff said…
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