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Zoning board approves Beacon Hill Club upgrades with conditions
Summary
The Summit Zoning Board approved variances for the Beacon Hill Club to modernize its carriage house and Pat’s House, add ADA parking and landscaping, and implement stormwater controls. The approval was unanimous among present voters and is conditioned on engineering and landscaping details to be recorded with the county clerk.
The City of Summit Zoning Board of Adjustment on Dec. 9 approved variances allowing Beacon Hill Club to modernize a carriage house and expand a nonconforming accessory building known as Pat’s House while adding parking, accessible circulation and enhanced stormwater controls.
The board voted after applicant counsel Hillary Alls told members the project would replace outdoor equipment storage with indoor space, add ADA‑compliant spaces and improve site circulation, lighting and landscaping. "It is submitted that Beacon Hill Club has met that burden of proof," Alls said during her presentation of the relief requested, which included a lot‑coverage variance of 0.65 (about 2,775 square feet) and a steep‑slope disturbance of about 2,709 square feet (2.12% of the steep‑slope area on site).
Board members and the applicant’s experts emphasized stormwater improvements and pedestrian accessibility as primary benefits. Chairman Joe Steiner indicated the site’s drainage and ADA circulation improvements were persuasive and said he would "certainly entertain a motion to approve this," after which members moved and seconded approval.
During deliberations the board required conditions the applicant had agreed to: compliance with the board engineer’s memorandum, submission of a detailed landscaping plan to the city forester, final details on wheel stops and the proposed trash/maintenance enclosure, and that the resolution memorializing approval be recorded with the Union County Clerk so neighbors can reference hours of operation and other conditions.
Board counsel noted that because variances are involved five affirmative votes were required; a supermajority of voting members present supported the motion and the board carried the application. The board said staff will include the agreed details when the resolution is prepared and filed.
Next procedural step: the board will circulate a resolution incorporating the conditions; the application record will be closed pending that memorialization.
