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Applicant seeks coverage and upstairs powder-room variances for two-story garage; board asks for comparables
Summary
Owners of 151 Van Damme Street asked the ZBA for a 2% building-coverage variance and a waiver to locate a powder room on the garage second floor. Board members urged design changes to avoid the 100% variance for the second-floor plumbing and asked for neighborhood comparables and proof alternatives were infeasible; matter continued to July 28.
Sean Corp of Reveal Architecture presented plans on July 14 for a two‑story detached garage at 151 Van Damme Street. The applicant requested two variances: an increase in total building coverage from the 40% district maximum to roughly 42%, and permission to place a powder room (plumbing fixture) on the garage’s second floor — a use the UDO restricts to the first floor or lower in accessory structures.
Board members consistently said the 2% coverage increase was modest and could be addressed if the applicant slightly trimmed the footprint. However, board members described the…
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