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Board approves garage and multipurpose room at 333 Roland Road after debate over FEMA‑related hardship
Summary
Homeowners at 333 Roland Road were granted variances to rebuild a larger garage with habitable space above; counsel argued filling a finished basement to meet FEMA standards reduced living area and created a hardship that justified the variance, a rationale the board accepted by majority vote.
The Fairfield Zoning Board approved variances to rebuild a substandard garage and add a multipurpose room above at 333 Roland Road after hearing legal argument that FEMA compliance reduced the property’s livable area.
Attorney John Fallon told the board the owners had filled a 742‑square‑foot finished basement to meet FEMA requirements, and that their proposed new garage with a modest…
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