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Board grants FAR variance for addition at 2014 Drive to accommodate elderly parents
Summary
Mehul Patel received approval to expand a home at 2014 Drive to create living space on the entry level for elderly parents; approval was conditioned on submitting a certified plot plan that shows current and proposed FAR and the full scope of the addition including basement area.
Mehul Patel told the Zoning Board of Appeals he has lived in the city for more than 25 years and applied to enlarge the family room at 2014 Drive to make the first floor more accessible to his elderly parents. Patel asked for roughly 517 square feet of additional area and noted the final plan might add another 65 square feet.
Board members noted the request raised FAR from about 0.35 to roughly 0.40 or higher depending on final square-foot counts; members asked the applicant to submit a stamped, certified plot plan showing existing and proposed FAR and to confirm how basement area was being counted in the FAR calculation. Planning staff flagged that the submitted survey was dated and bore an old stamp; the board conditioned approval on an updated certified survey and incorporation of engineering and DPD comments.
Motion and vote: Member Dennis McCarthy moved to grant the variance for maximum FAR for ZBA-2024-66 at 2014 Drive, with conditions requiring a certified plot plan that lists the existing and proposed FAR (the board discussed 0.46 as an approximate proposed FAR) and adoption of engineering comments. The motion carried on unanimous roll-call vote.
