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ZBA approves front‑setback variance for new house at 9 Beach Avenue amid neighbor opposition
Summary
The Zoning Board granted a front‑yard setback variance to allow construction of a new single‑family house with garage at 9 Beach Avenue in Woodmont, finding narrow lot dimensions and flood‑zone constraints constitute a hardship despite local objections.
The Milford Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance to permit a front‑yard setback of 15 feet where 30 feet is required for a proposed single‑family house with garage at 9 Beach Avenue in the Woodmont neighborhood.
Attorney Kevin Crusaden, representing Ackerman Realty, told the board the revised plan eliminates earlier side‑yard requests and reduces the prior front‑yard encroachment. "The lot is significantly narrow ... it is 55 feet where 80 feet is required, so it's 21% too narrow," Crusaden said, arguing the combination of narrow width and FEMA flood‑zone constraints create burdens not typical for other lots…
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