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Planning board denies request to cut corner setback from 12 to 9 feet for Ninth Lane oceanfront lot
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board voted to deny Variance 2025-09, a request to reduce a corner (street-side) setback from 12 to 9 feet on a Ninth Lane oceanfront lot, citing insufficient demonstration of hardship.
The Planning & Zoning Board voted to deny Variance 2025-09, which sought to reduce the street-side (corner) setback from 12 feet to 9 feet for an oceanfront parcel on Ninth Lane. Staff had described the lot as narrower than most nearby parcels (about 46.5 feet wide) and presented that the applicant's goal was to create a wider 30-foot buildable envelope comparable with surrounding houses.
Michael Stauffer, the architect representing the owner, told the board, "All the oceanfront lots are actually 46 and a half feet. So, that is a typically…
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