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Homeowner seeks variance for attached garage at 36 Allen; neighbors raise setback and curb-cut concerns
Summary
The owner of 36 Allen requested ADR recommend a design-review and FAR variance to convert a rear garage to an ADU and build a new 624-square-foot attached two-car garage that encroaches into front and side setbacks. ADR members and neighbors questioned the hardship, setbacks and the precedent such a variance could set.
The applicant for 36 Allen Avenue asked the Architectural Design Review group to recommend to town council approval of design review and a variance so the property owner can convert an existing detached garage into an ADU and construct a new 624-square-foot attached two-car garage within the front and side yard setbacks.
Staff explained the variance request arises because the proposal would exceed the town’s allowable floor area by 164 square feet after the applicant shifts the existing detached-garage area into an ADU. Staff and the applicant noted the applicant could transfer the roughly 460 square feet of converted garage area to the main house,…
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