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Board approves variances for pool and patio at 53 Meek Street after homeowner reduces coverage
Summary
The Township of Springfield Board of Adjustment granted lot-coverage and side/rear-yard variances for 53 Meek Street after the homeowner and engineer presented a revised plan reducing impervious coverage from 2,511 to 2,179 square feet and removing most backyard pavers.
Lyn Banses, the homeowner at 53 Meek Street, told the Springfield Board of Adjustment on June 16 that she worked with an engineer and municipal staff to revise her property plan after the construction of a backyard pool triggered zoning enforcement. "Thank you so much for giving me another opportunity," Banses said during her testimony.
Edward S. Deck, a professional civil engineer, presented three plan versions and explained the latest proposal reduces total coverage. "The plan in the middle shows 2,511 and the proposed one all the way to the left is 2,179," Deck said, describing the removal of most pavers and retention of only a small outdoor kitchen and a walkway around the pool. Deck and the applicant said the remaining variances would apply only to the pool's side-yard and rear-yard setbacks and the pool location.
Board members asked clarifying questions about prior conditions and how the revised layout moves the pool and hardscape farther from property lines. No members of the public offered objections during the hearing. Vice Chair Mark Cunningham noted the applicant moved the pool further from the adjacent lot and favored the revised plan.
A motion to grant the requested relief was made and the board approved the variances with a recorded tally of four yes and one no. The decision includes the submitted as-built information and the reduced coverage shown on the engineer's plan.
The board concluded the application by memorializing the approval; the applicant was advised to follow any inspection and as-built documentation procedures required by municipal staff.
