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Kenilworth planning board approves homeowner’s addition with driveway, pool and basement conditions
Summary
The Kenilworth Planning Board approved Eric Chavez’s application (24009) to attach his garage, add a second-floor bedroom, expand living space and build a covered front porch, conditioning approval on widening the driveway to allow two side-by-side parking spaces, removal of an existing pool/pergola, re-siding the house and prohibiting basement use as a bedroom unless returned to the board.
The Kenilworth Planning Board on Dec. 10 approved Application 24009, filed by homeowner Eric Chavez of 61 South North 19th Street, permitting a side addition that attaches an existing garage to the house, adds a bedroom above the garage, expands the master suite and constructs a covered front porch.
The board’s approval was contingent on several conditions negotiated during the public hearing. Chairman (identified in the record as the meeting chair) summarized those conditions before the vote: the driveway must be widened to allow two side‑by‑side 9‑foot parking spaces (an 18‑foot driveway) with an additional 1‑foot offset measured from the southern property line, the applicant must remove the existing pool and pergola and provide that the basement not be used as a bedroom unless…
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