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Board approves Grant Drive stream‑buffer and setback variances over neighbor objections
Summary
The Brookhaven Board of Appeals approved two variance packages for adjacent Grant Drive lots, allowing reduced stream buffers and smaller setbacks. Opponents warned of erosion and flooding; the developer’s engineers said a stormwater system would control flows. Each variance passed 3–1 with conditions, including an engineer certification of erosion controls.
The Brookhaven Board of Appeals on a split vote approved two variance packages that will let developers build on two long‑undeveloped Grant Drive lots by reducing stream buffers and shrinking front and interior setbacks.
Supporters, including the applicant’s hydrology expert, said engineered stormwater improvements would reduce sediment and stabilize the site. Dr. Brian Wellington, a civil engineer and erosion‑control specialist, said the three‑part plan of riprap, rain gardens and dry wells was designed to control flows and “capture 100%…
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