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Board approves small porch and an 8‑inch sideyard setback reduction with filtration mitigation
Summary
Justin Gati received approval for a small front porch and an 8‑inch reduction in the sideyard setback (to 24.4 inches) after the board required filtration-based mitigation to return effective impervious to existing levels (20.9%) and township engineer approval.
The Lower Makefield Zoning Hearing Board unanimously approved appeal Z26-14 on June 2, allowing homeowner Justin Gati to add a front porch and granting an 8‑inch sideyard setback reduction for the property at 1050 Winder Drive, contingent on filtration mitigation approved by the township engineer.
Gati said the project would increase impervious coverage from about 20.9 percent to approximately 21.5 percent (an added area of about 303 square feet), and that he had already removed an existing paver patio from the rear. He proposed mitigation measures including a structural seepage/dry well or infiltration trench and said he planned to add landscaping and trees as part of the improvement.
Board members reviewed the lot’s configuration (a flag lot of just over one acre), noted that a large portion of the site impervious is driveway, and stated that returning the site to existing effective impervious (20.9%) via filtration mitigation was acceptable practice for similarly small increases. The board asked the applicant to coordinate final mitigation details with the township engineer.
A motion granting the variance for the porch, authorizing the sideyard reduction to 24.4 inches, and conditioning the approval on engineer‑approved filtration mitigation was seconded and passed unanimously.
