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Board approves driveway and impervious-coverage variances for New Street two‑family with driveway-left requirement
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Summary
The board approved variances allowing a two‑family at New Street with front/side parking and higher impervious coverage, conditioned on locating the driveway on the left side and providing two rear parking spaces; vote was 4–0.
The Zoning Hearing Board granted variances to allow a two-family at the New Street site, including relief for front/side parking and an increase in impervious coverage, on the condition that the driveway be placed on the left side (looking at the property) and that parking be accommodated in the rear.
Applicant Sean Bingham described design choices intended to avoid stacked parking and minimize loss of green space, saying the units would be one-bedroom apartments with compact footprints and that the development team had modified plans several times to reduce impacts. The board sought assurance that vehicles would not be stacked and asked the applicant to place the driveway on the left and use modified stone surfacing in the rear parking area; with that contingency a motion to approve passed 4–0.
Board members emphasized the need to avoid creating a mud hole and to keep the driveway clear of neighboring lots; they recorded the driveway placement and surfacing as conditions for the approval. The applicant may proceed to permit applications and required inspections.
