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Zoning board grants several variances and approves summary petitions; one continuance set for May
Summary
The Town of Middletown Zoning Board approved two summary variance petitions and several variances, including a living‑room addition variance at 5 Pocono Road. The board also continued one matter to the May meeting per applicant request.
The Town of Middletown Zoning Board approved multiple variance and summary petitions during its meeting and granted a continuance in one case.
Summary petitions approved: The board granted two summary petitions taken under advisement earlier in the docket. The petitions included a variance for Robert Shaven at 213 Tuckerman Avenue to construct an open‑air entry porch 8 feet 8 inches from the property line where 16 feet is required (property identified as Lot 32 on Tax Assessor’s Plat 116); and a variance for Kirk E. Pickell at 7 J H Dwyer to construct a single‑family dwelling 15 feet from the northerly side property line where 20 feet is required (Lot 432 on Tax Assessor’s Plat 105). Both summary petitions were approved without public opposition and recorded as granted.
Other variances approved: The board also approved a variance for Brian Davis at 5 Pocono Road (Lot 156 on Tax Assessor’s Plat 105) to construct a living‑room addition 12 feet 6 inches from the side property line where 15 feet is required and 23 feet 4 inches from the rear property line where 30 feet is required. The applicant and his project architect described the lot as a corner, split‑level parcel with limited buildable configurations; the board found the proposed single‑story addition the least intrusive approach and voted to grant the variance 5‑0.
Continuance: William and Ellen Kelly (12 Harvey Road) requested a continuance and the board continued that petition to the May meeting (May 27) at the applicants’ request.
The board recorded each approval as granted by unanimous vote. The approvals were characterized as property‑specific variances consistent with the town’s variance criteria; no substantial public opposition was recorded for the approved variances.
Votes at a glance: - Robert Shaven, 213 Tuckerman Avenue (side‑yard porch variance) — approved (summary petition). - Kirk E. Pickell, 7 J H Dwyer (side‑yard setback for single‑family dwelling) — approved (summary petition). - Brian Davis, 5 Pocono Road (side and rear setback variance for living‑room addition) — approved 5‑0. - William and Ellen Kelly, 12 Harvey Road — continued to May 27 at applicants’ request.
Board members noted property lot shapes and preexisting conditions as common bases for relief in these cases and said the variances granted were the minimum necessary for the proposed improvements.
