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Parsippany Board of Adjustment approves multiple residential variances
Summary
The Parsippany (Troy Hills) Board of Adjustment approved several c-variances Tuesday, including porch additions, a front-yard fence replacement and new single-family homes, while carrying one contested drainage-related application for further engineering review.
The Parsippany (Troy Hills) Board of Adjustment voted to approve a slate of residential variances at its latest meeting, clearing requests for covered porches, a front-yard vinyl fence and new single-family construction.
Board members approved Application 24:61 for Greg Ferrante to construct a 222-square-foot covered porch and small addition after Ferrante testified the porch would remain open and would not be enclosed. The board moved and seconded the motion and recorded affirmative votes from members in attendance; Board Secretary announced, “Application is approved. You'll be notified.”
The board also granted Application 24:62 for AW Contractor LLC to build a two-story single-family dwelling at 1701 Old Bloomfield Avenue despite the lot width measuring 79.5 feet in a zone that requires 100 feet. Applicant representative David Canelo and principal Mister Vasquez presented exhibits showing the existing house and proposed elevations; board members noted the lot is an isolated preexisting condition and that coverage and stormwater were addressed in plans prepared by Jamin Engineering. The motion to approve passed unanimously.
Andrea and Robert Gosselin’s request (Application 24:63) to replace a chain-link front-yard fence with a five-foot vinyl privacy fence was approved after board discussion clarified the fence will be pulled back approximately 10 feet from the curb.
The board also approved variances for Newell (Application 24:42) to add a front porch and for Russell and Joan Frick (Application 24:27) to add a second garage, driveway expansion and a patio; the Fricks were informed that any patio must be dry-laid pavers and that observed fence encroachments will not be legitimized by the resolution.
The approvals were routine and procedural in nature; each was noted as subject to formal resolution language to be prepared and distributed to applicants for permit issuance.
Board members closed the consent portion of the agenda and moved on to a separate, contested application (see separate report).
