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Historic Belmont house owner seeks front-setback variance; ZBA urges redesign with staff and continues hearing
Summary
Homeowner Eva Zeng asked the ZBA for variances to build a garage and side addition at 8 Belmont Place, citing the house's age and a state-owned strip of front lawn as hardships. The board encouraged alternate designs and continued the hearing to let the applicant work with staff.
At its Nov. 20 meeting the Norwalk Zoning Board of Appeals heard a variance application from Eva Zeng for a two-and-a-half-story side addition with an integral garage at 8 Belmont Place and carried the hearing to the next meeting to allow the applicant to work with staff.
Staff explained the request: the CD-1s zone requires a 30-foot front setback; the existing facade sits at 11.6 feet and the applicant proposes a 12-foot front setback for the addition. Additional requested relief includes a wider driveway…
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