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Board approves reduced rear addition and variance for Crescent Bend property with technical conditions
Summary
The Allendale Land Use Board approved a revised rear addition and variance for a split-level home at 6B3 Crescent Bend (applicants Kaya and Grama). The board accepted reduced dimensions, plan revisions addressing drainage and window wells, and required site-staking and construction-code review prior to permit issuance.
The Allendale Land Use Board granted approval for a reduced rear addition and associated side-yard variance for the property at 6B3 Crescent Bend (application 2025-11), subject to plan revisions and standard construction-code review.
The applicant’s architect/engineer (speaker 12) and representatives summarized revisions since the board’s November hearing: the rear addition footprint was reduced (revised from approximately 24 feet by 20 feet to 21 feet by 18 feet), the addition was shifted to increase a critical side-yard setback, roof pitch was modestly adjusted to preserve interior ceiling space and overhangs were reduced. The project team said the foundation and setback dimensions now meet the minimum standard except that the application seeks relief from an enhanced side-yard setback (the variance request and exact measure — recorded in the transcript as 25.4 feet — remained part of the record).
Engineers described drainage updates: seepage pits, connections to an existing catch basin and field-staking of the 15-foot drainage easement corners; lighting was noted to be downcast/shielded; stumps in the municipal drainage easement would be ground. Board members asked about window wells, egress and the relocation of the AC unit; the architect agreed to show window wells and the AC relocation on the revised site plan.
After questions and confirmation that building-permit and construction-code reviews would address any further detail, a motion to approve the revised plans and the requested variance carried on roll call. The board directed staff and the applicant to prepare a memorializing resolution and to submit final plan sheets showing the agreed revisions.
What this means: The board approved a reduced, reoriented rear addition to an existing split-level home with conditions to ensure drainage, egress and construction-code concerns are addressed at the permit stage.
Next steps: The applicant will submit revised large-format plans and the board will memorialize approval in a resolution; building permits may be applied for but will not be released until plan and code reviews are complete.
