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Long Beach ZBA leaves hearing open on plan for two-family home at 328 East Chester Street after neighbors raise setback, parking and lot-ownership concerns
Summary
The Zoning Board heard extended public comment on a proposal to construct a new two-family, FEMA-compliant home on a 40-by-85 lot at 328 East Chester Street. Neighbors raised concerns about side-yard and rear-yard variances, parking and ownership of a 15-foot strip that affects lot depth; the board left the hearing open for further information.
The Long Beach Zoning Board of Appeals on Tuesday left the public hearing open on an application to build a new two-family, FEMA-compliant home at 328 East Chester Street after substantial public comment and questions about lot dimensions and ownership of a 15-foot trolley-era strip behind the parcel.
Attorney Kenneth Apple represented the applicant, Nicholas Castales, and described the proposal as a FEMA-compliant two-family house intended for the applicant and his parents. The applicant seeks area variances for…
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