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Amherst Zoning Board hears request to enlarge accessory structure at 916 Milan Ave.; applicant absent
Summary
The Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals reviewed a request from homeowner Renee Mick to add a 25-by-50-foot addition to an existing accessory structure at 916 Milan Avenue. The applicant was not present; staff described the proposal as an indoor RV-storage addition that would exceed size and height limits set by local code and an earlier variance.
The Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 24 reviewed a variance request from homeowner Renee Mick to add a 25-by-50-foot (1,250 square feet) addition to an existing 24-by-32-foot accessory structure at 916 Milan Avenue, creating a total accessory footprint the city records show as about 2,018 square feet. The applicant was not present at the hearing.
Under Amherst zoning code Chapter 11.45.005(b)(1) the largest accessory structure is not to exceed 768 square feet per a prior variance approved Jan. 3, 1989; the proposal also seeks relief from the 16-foot height limit in Chapter 11.45.005(c), projecting a total height of about 20 feet. A staff presenter summarized the application to the board, saying the proposed addition would include a garage door and that the stated purpose was to store and maintain an RV inside the structure.
Board members asked staff procedural and site-specific questions. Member Jeffreys asked how the owner would move an RV to the building and whether the applicant planned a paved pad or would drive across lawn; staff said the application did not describe an access pad and that driving across lawn was not currently constrained by the submission. A separate question established the existing structure’s peak at about 14 feet and that the addition’s roof line would be above the existing building.
Chair Terry Tomaszewski reminded those present that any decision on the item would be made following deliberations and that the applicant would be notified in writing within 14 days. No formal vote or final decision on this variance is recorded in the public portion of the transcript.
