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Highland Park zoning board grants variance for screened porch at 1331 Hillary Lane over some member objections
Summary
The Highland Park Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance 4–2 to allow a roughly 382 sq ft screened porch at 1331 Hillary Lane, amid debate over whether the homeowner met the code's hardship standard and a discrepancy in reported gross floor area.
The Highland Park Zoning Board of Appeals on Nov. 20 approved a variance to allow a screened-in porch at 1331 Hillary Lane, voting 4–2 after extended questioning about lot size, floodplain proximity and conflicting square-footage figures.
Planner Patrick (staff) told the board the applicant seeks to add about 382 square feet, raising the property's total gross floor area to roughly 5,713.9 square feet and the allowable floor area ratio (FAR) to about 42.69 percent from the calculated baseline in the packet. He also flagged a discrepancy with a 2006 variance: that earlier approval recorded 4,751 square feet, but current existing gross floor area is…
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