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Board approves variance for new home at 17 Fairview Place despite neighbor hillside concerns
Summary
A local zoning board voted to grant a 17-foot lot-width variance for a house at 17 Fairview Place after hearing from the applicant and neighbors; staff said geotechnical review and permit inspections will address hillside and sewer-line concerns before construction.
A local zoning board approved a dimensional variance Tuesday allowing Steven Rizzo to build a single-family home on a flag lot at 17 Fairview Place, reducing the required building setback-line width to 43 feet from the 60-foot standard.
The applicant, Steven Rizzo, told the board the lot narrows near the street and that the requested change would open enough buildable area to construct a home while maintaining standard side setbacks. "We don't have a home design yet; we just want to maximize our buildable area," Rizzo said during the…
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