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Petitioner asks to postpone Roseland Avenue addition; board agrees
Summary
The petitioner for 1839 Roseland Avenue asked to postpone requested variances for rear and side‑yard encroachments so design tweaks can reduce requested relief; the board voted to postpone to next month at the petitioner’s request.
The Board of Zoning Appeals agreed to postpone a request from the owner of 1839 Roseland Avenue to next month after the petitioner said small design changes could reduce the amount of variance requested.
Staff described the project as first‑ and second‑floor rear additions, covered porches and an attached rear garage that would increase lot coverage from the current 21.7% to an estimated 34.1%, creating a 4.1 percentage‑point exceedance of the 30% maximum and requiring a second variance to waive a 0.6‑foot side‑yard setback. The petitioner, Mark Solma, told the board his designer and he could likely tweak porch and pergola dimensions to lower the requested relief and therefore asked to postpone to the next meeting to revise plans.
The board opened and closed the public hearing with no public speakers. Board members confirmed the petitioner could return to present revised material next month and then voted to postpone the case at the petitioner’s request.
The petitioner will return with updated plans; the board asked that the applicant be prepared to justify the practical difficulty that necessitates remaining relief if the variance request is not substantially reduced.
