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ZBA approves secondary dwelling at 48 White St., citing neighborhood comparables
Summary
The board approved a variance to permit a secondary single-family dwelling unit at 48 White St. in UR3 after the applicant reduced overhangs and submitted neighborhood comparables showing similar secondary structures; the motion included multiple relief items and passed 7–0.
On March 24 the Zoning Board of Appeals granted an area variance permitting a secondary single-family dwelling unit to be built in the rear of 48 White St., approving relief for minimum lot size, average width, combined coverage and rear setback under the UR3 rules.
Applicant representative Bob Flansberg presented neighborhood comparables and said the proposed secondary dwelling's combined coverage was reduced from 42% to 41.33% by shortening roof overhangs. Flansberg said the design includes rear ingress/egress to Murphy Lane and that comparable nearby lots include two-principal-structure configurations where an existing main house remains in front and a second residence sits to the rear.
The drafted motion recorded relief amounts including: minimum lot size proposed 7,500 sq ft (district 8,000), average width proposed 50 ft (district 80 ft), combined coverage 41.33% (district 40%), and rear setback proposed 10.2 ft (district 25 ft). Board members agreed that some relief items (average width and rear setback) are substantial but found those items mitigated by neighborhood comparables and context. The board also discussed that the relief requested would not set a problematic precedent due to the specific lot context.
The roll call vote was unanimous: Christopher LaPointe, Jonah Cohen, Shaffer Gaston, Otis Maxwell, Amanda Demma, Brendan Dailey and Gage Simpson voted in favor; the motion passed 7–0.
