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Owner asked to return with certified plot plan before ZBA will consider rear egress relief at Grant Street duplex
Summary
An owner seeking a rear secondary egress for a renovated two‑family at 108 Grant St. was told to provide a certified plot plan and precise dimensions; the board continued the application to next month because the filing was incomplete.
A property owner seeking rear‑setback relief to install a secondary egress at a renovated two‑family at 108 Grant Street was told to return with a certified plot plan and precise dimensional drawings before the board would consider the zoning relief request.
The owner explained the proposed egress would provide at‑grade access from the first floor and a 3‑by‑3‑foot landing with stairs from the second floor; the building is currently vacant while renovation proceeds. Board members and staff said the submitted packet lacked a certified plot plan showing property lines, setbacks and exact distances; the chair and members said they could not prepare a defensible decision without verifiable dimensions should the case be appealed.
The owner said building and site dimensions were available from the city website and that a mortgage plot might be obtainable; the board advised a certified plot plan or equivalent showing building footprint and distances to lot lines. The board voted to continue the case to the next monthly meeting and asked the applicant to submit a survey or certified plot plan and an architectural sketch of the proposed landing and stair showing the exact relief requested.
No vote on relief was taken at the hearing; the board emphasized that any future vote must identify an explicit numeric setback variance (for example, grant relief to a defined 6‑foot rear setback), not a descriptive request without quantification.
