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Zoning board grants setback variance for 106 Logan Road in New Canaan
Summary
The New Canaan Zoning Board of Appeals voted to allow a reduction of the 50-foot side setback to 35.2 feet at 106 Logan Road to permit a two-story addition over an existing stone patio; board members cited wetlands, floodplain and lot layout as constraining factors.
The New Canaan Zoning Board of Appeals voted Feb. 3 to grant a variance reducing the 50-foot side-yard setback to 35.2 feet at 106 Logan Road, permitting a two-story addition over an existing stone patio for property owners William Timlin and Heather Choi.
The request, made through agent Brian Carey of LandTech, sought a 15-foot setback reduction under Section 3.5 e 0.2 of the New Canaan zoning regulations. The board approved the motion after deliberations about wetlands, FEMA-designated floodplain, septic location, topography and alternative designs; the vote as recorded in the meeting transcript was in favor and the motion passed.
The variance would enclose an existing stone patio and add a modest den on the first floor with a small office above. Brian Carey, a professional wetland scientist and director of environmental services at LandTech, said the site is “encumbered with a pretty substantial wetland area associated with this pond, wetland soils, and the flood zone, flood zone A, making it almost…
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