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Commission backs enlarged two-car garage at 3306 Sunnyside with conditions
Summary
A homeowner at 3306 Sunnyside received the commission’s recommendation to allow a two-car garage that raises building coverage to about 40.5% and reduces green space to roughly 35.3%; commissioners tied approval to substantial compliance with submitted plans and stormwater/gutter direction conditions.
The Planning & Zoning Commission on May 28 recommended approval of a variance to allow replacement of an aging one-car garage with a two-car garage at 3306 Sunnyside Avenue.
Homeowner Paul Delbenzio told commissioners the existing garage is in disrepair and that a two-car garage would serve two teenagers who will soon be driving, and help reduce on-street parking. Staff reported that the increase in building coverage is approximately 100–110 square feet, raising building coverage to about 40.5% (from roughly 37.6%) and reducing required green space to about 35.3%; staff recommended approval based on the site’s substandard lot size and similar, previously granted variances in the neighborhood.
A nearby neighbor, Phyllis Castle, spoke in support, noting the replacement would allow a car off the street and that the applicants need relief even to replace the existing footprint. Commissioners discussed comparable lots on the block and concluded the modest percentage change was consistent with prior approvals.
The commission recommended approval subject to development in substantial compliance with plans from Blue Sky Builders dated 12/23/25 and a condition directing gutter downspouts onto private property rather than into the public alley. The recommendation is advisory; the Village Board will make the final decision at a subsequent meeting.
