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Board approves variances for undersized lot at 41 Chicago Boulevard with conditions
Summary
The board approved variances for lot area, width and frontage for a proposed single‑family home at 41 Chicago Boulevard (Block 3003, Lot 17), subject to a 25‑foot height limit, revised plans for staff review, installation of a rear‑yard seepage pit for drainage, and replacement of broken curbs and sidewalks.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved variances permitting development of a single‑family home on an undersized lot at 41 Chicago Boulevard (Block 3003, Lot 17), with conditions designed to limit massing and address drainage and public‑realm repairs.
Mr. Arch, the applicant’s attorney, told the board the proposal had been refined through several staff reviews and now requests relief only for existing lot area, lot width and lot frontage created by the undersized lot. "We are proposing a fully conforming single family home," he said, adding that bulk variances had been eliminated and that staff had withdrawn a prior prohibition on a basement after additional soil and groundwater testing.
Engineer and planner Mike Bignell of Daystar testified the lot contains approximately "6,533.87 square feet" and about 50 feet of frontage, roughly 65% of the R‑10 zone requirement. Bignell said the proposal meets the positive and negative criteria under both a C1 hardship and a C2 flexible variance analysis because the dimensional deficiencies predate the applicant and the design complies with remaining bulk standards.
Board members and staff negotiated conditions before the vote. The applicant agreed to limit the maximum building height to 25 feet, provide revised architectural plans confirming that height for staff review, tie roof leaders and sump pumps into a rear‑yard seepage pit so there will be no discharge to the right of way, and replace broken curbs and sidewalks referenced in the staff report. Jonathan, the staff member, confirmed: "100% of side drainage will be managed through the seepage pit." The board made those elements conditions of approval.
A motion to approve the application with those caveats passed on a roll‑call vote: Mr. Weisman, Mr. Tillery, Mr. Patel, Mr. O'Reggio and Chairman Cahill voted yes. The board will memorialize the approval at its next meeting and send a copy to the applicant’s attorney.
