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New Rochelle Zoning Board approves several homeowner variances, denies Lincoln Avenue build and adjourns two contested projects
Summary
At its Dec. 2 meeting the Zoning Board approved multiple area variances and special permits for small residential projects and commercial conversions, denied a proposed single‑family rebuild on Lincoln Avenue, approved Iona Prep lighting, and adjourned the Morris Lane pool and Young Israel synagogue cases for further documentation.
The New Rochelle Zoning Board of Appeals on Dec. 2 processed a full agenda of residential and institutional requests, approving multiple homeowner variances and special permits, denying one high‑profile rebuild request and pausing two larger projects pending further information.
Approvals and outcomes at a glance - 44 Country Ridge Road (Case 27‑2025): Board approved an area variance for a one‑story rear addition after the applicant reduced the proposed depth; the board found the enclosing of an existing patio was unlikely to increase neighborhood impacts. - 91 Cortland Avenue (Case 32‑2025): The board approved a special permit to legalize reconstruction of an existing, nonconforming sunroom (work cost reported under 50% of replacement), allowing the owner to rebuild the sunroom in‑kind and proceed to the Historic Landmarks Review Board for aesthetics. - 16 Rockridge Circle (Case 33‑2025): Five variances to legalize a modest addition, to formalize an existing pool terrace and to…
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