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Board grants rear‑setback and minor lot‑coverage relief for 54 Country Club Lane
Summary
The board approved replacement of a deck and a squared‑off patio at 54 Country Club Lane, noting the deck footprint replaces a prior permitted structure; the rear setback was recorded at 15.5 feet and the lot‑coverage change was minimal.
The Springfield Township Board of Adjustment unanimously approved relief on May 20 allowing homeowners at 54 Country Club Lane to replace an existing deck and square off a patio.
Applicants testified under oath that the new deck occupies essentially the same footprint as the previous deck and that a permit for an earlier deck dated to 1993 was found in township records. The board confirmed the rear yard setback for the new design is 15.5 feet.
Board members and the applicant agreed that the only substantive change to lot coverage amounted to rounding‑related area adjustments of roughly 0.2 percentage points; the deck itself was described as a wood deck over permeable ground, which the board’s engineer noted is not counted as impervious cover if permeable materials remain beneath it.
No members of the public objected. The board moved and voted to grant the relief as presented.
