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Norwalk ZBA debates second‑kitchen variance for Gold family; board signals denial as submitted
Summary
The Golds requested a variance to add a first‑floor kitchenette at 7 Shorthaven Road. The board split over whether Norwalk’s 2024 zoning language allows multiple kitchens and whether the family’s hardship meets the legal test; the board moved to deny the variance as submitted and outlined appeal and reapplication options.
The Norwalk Zoning Board of Appeals spent the largest portion of its Feb. 19 meeting debating a request from David and Ashley Gold to add a first‑floor kitchenette at their single‑family home at 7 Shorthaven Road.
The applicants presented application 26‑0219‑02, arguing the current zoning definition of “dwelling unit” does not clearly limit a single‑family dwelling to only one kitchen and asserting that the layout — with the sole kitchen on the second floor and the dining room on the first — creates ongoing safety and practical difficulties for their household. “Our home's dining room is on the 1st Floor, so we are regularly faced…
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