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Brookhaven appeals board reviews detached-garage variance, stresses road connection is council purview
Summary
At a Nov. work session the Board of Appeals considered a variance request for a detached garage and related impervious-surface relief; members debated alternatives, noted the planned road connection shown in staff maps is not before the board, and urged staff to provide traffic-calming resources to concerned neighbors.
The Brookhaven Board of Appeals spent its Nov. work session reviewing a homeowner request for a detached garage and related impervious-surface variances and clarifying that a separately mapped right-of-way and planned road connection are not matters the board can decide.
The Chair opened the discussion by laying out the scope: the case covers five parcels (tracks 1–5) and "the area labeled R/W ... is not before us," adding that "there is nothing we can do for you about this issue" regarding the road connection. That framing set the parameters for public comment and limited the board’s focus to setbacks and…
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