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Zoning board grants height and side-yard variances for home at 96 Dalton Street
Summary
The Long Beach Zoning Board granted variances to allow a raised home at 96 Dalton Street to exceed the 23-foot height limit and to permit a 0-foot side-yard condition tied to the lot configuration; the owner cited flood mitigation and an elevator for accessibility.
The Long Beach Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday approved variances requested by William Gordon to raise his house at 96 Dalton Street, allowing a height of 26 feet 6 inches where 23 feet is normally permitted and a side-yard condition the applicant’s architect described as effectively 0 feet.
Monte Leeper, the architect for Gordon, told the board the house must be raised for New York State and FEMA floodplain compliance after past storm flooding and that the design includes an elevator to make the…
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