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Avon ZBA grants rear-yard variances for pool house at 65 North Farms Road
Summary
The Avon Zoning Board unanimously approved two rear-yard variances to allow a pool house at 65 North Farms Road, accepting applicants' argument that the lot’s irregular two-rear-yard configuration creates a unique hardship and noting neighbor support from the Yorks at 59 North Farms Road.
The Avon Zoning Board of Appeals on Jan. 16 unanimously approved an 11-foot and 2-foot rear-yard setback variance to allow a single-story pool house at 65 North Farms Road in an R40 zone.
Owner Rachel Ariel Raymond and attorney Jane Vasaturo told the board that the lot’s irregular shape — which creates two rear-yard designations after a previous lot split — makes meeting the 30-foot rear-yard setback infeasible. Vasaturo said the location is heavily wooded and secluded and that neighbors Tom and Jennifer York at 59 North Farms Road submitted a letter supporting the project because the pool house will not be visible from their property.
Neighbor David Doukas, who identified himself as a rear abutter, asked about visual impact; Raymond said the pool house will be near Doukas’ shed, distant from his house, and that she will preserve existing trees and plant emerald green arborvitae to ensure year-round screening. The board closed the public hearing and voted to grant the variance; Vice Chair Jaime Polhamus and other members described the request as reasonable given the lot configuration and the applicants’ efforts to reduce impacts.
Emily Kyle, Planning and Community Development Specialist, said the granting of the variance "will be in harmony with the purposes and intent of these regulations" and that an approval letter will be issued with instructions for filing the variance in the land records before a building permit can be approved.
