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Residents seek variance for inground pool at 60 Huntsville Drive citing therapy need
Summary
Applicants at 60 Huntsville Drive asked the Douglass Township Planning Agency to recommend a zoning variance increasing accessory building coverage from 7.5% to 15.66% to permit an inground pool; the agency asked the applicants to return with a reduced decking plan to lower coverage.
Mr. Koback and Mrs. Koback requested a variance to increase accessory building coverage on their R‑2 property at 60 Huntsville Drive from the 7.5% maximum to 15.66% to allow an inground pool and surrounding decking.
Mr. Koback said that if the township deducted driveway and sidewalk area (1,278 square feet) the relief they would need falls to about 653.55 square feet, or roughly 2.7% over the limit. Planning Agency member Mike Heydt replied that driveways and sidewalks cannot be deducted from accessory coverage and suggested the applicants consider downsizing the pool decking. Mrs. Koback told the board she “needs and benefits from aquatic‑based therapy and a pool would give unrestricted access for therapy.”
Agency members pressed for a smaller footprint. Planning Agency member Sara Carpenter advised the Kobacks to return with an updated site plan that reduces pool decking and the 720‑square‑foot wooden deck so the accessory coverage request would be smaller. No formal vote on the variance was recorded; the Planning Agency recommended the applicants revise and resubmit plans for further review.
The meeting record shows the application context (zoning district R‑2 and the requested accessory coverage increase) and the board’s direction to seek a revised plan rather than granting relief at this meeting. The Planning Agency did not take final action on the zoning hearing application.
