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Owner of 110 Calvert Ave seeks coverage variance after unpermitted demolition; hearing carried for notice review
Summary
The applicant seeks a modest building‑coverage variance to add an accessible single‑story rear addition. Neighbors and the board raised questions about demolition that occurred after a zoning denial and a stop‑work order; the hearing was carried to May 19 so missing neighbors can be renoticed.
Tanuja Adiani asked the Edison Zoning Board of Adjustment on April 28 for a building‑coverage variance to add an 800‑square‑foot rear addition to her one‑story home at 110 Calvert Avenue East, saying the single‑story plan is necessary for family medical and accessibility needs.
Attorney Bernard Shire told the board the proposal would increase building coverage from roughly 23 percent to about 28 percent but would not affect height or rear and side setbacks. Planner and civil engineer John P. DuPont testified the renovated home would total about 3,142 square feet and that, in his view, the application satisfies both c.1 and c.2 variance standards because the property configuration and medical necessity limit reasonable…
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