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Zoning board closes Sal Oliva driveway variance for decision after intermunicipal access questions
Summary
Applicant for 279 Jackson Avenue requested variances to build a driveway providing access to a rear parcel in Yonkers; engineers said the design accommodates fire apparatus and reduces impervious surface, but the board closed the matter for a future decision after clarifying notices, setbacks and utility responsibilities.
The Greenburgh Zoning Board of Appeals on the evening record closed deliberations on a variance application for 279 Jackson Avenue (case 2432) and scheduled a decision for Feb. 13. The applicant seeks permission to construct a driveway from Jackson Avenue to a parcel that lies partly in the City of Yonkers, which would enable a proposed subdivision and new homes on the Yonkers parcel.
William Schneider, a professional engineer with PS and S Engineering, told the board the plan requires four variances, most notably a 10‑foot side‑yard setback for the proposed driveway where the R‑zone requires 16 feet. Schneider said the design would provide emergency access and that the project would reduce on‑site impervious surface from an existing approximately 64.5 percent to a proposed 57.9 percent. “The whole purpose of doing this project is simply to get a driveway down to the City Of Yonkers property,” Schneider said.
Engineer Lauren Finnegan, also of PS and S, walked the board through the site plan and showed how sanitary sewer service would be handled: each new home would connect to Yonkers’ sanitary system via low‑pressure force mains. The applicant said Yonkers would provide sanitation and sewer service, while the Greenburgh Water Department could be extended from Jackson Avenue to serve water; the applicant and the board noted further approvals would be required from Yonkers and Westchester County for subdivision and county review.
Town staff flagged a same‑day memo with updated dimensions that removed one previous refusal and clarified a 7.7‑foot eastern side‑yard setback that earlier materials had cited as zero because the parcel crosses the municipal border. Building department staff also advised the board about fire access widths, saying a turnaround loop should be 26 feet for fire apparatus though a 24‑foot straightaway is commonly proposed; the applicant said the loop on the plan is 26 feet.
The board did not vote on the merits at the meeting. Chair announced the case was being closed for decision only and that a formal decision will be recorded at the board’s Feb. 13 meeting. The record contains the applicant’s updated zoning table and the building department’s memo; the board directed staff to prepare draft findings for the upcoming decision.
What’s next: case 2432 remains closed for decision and is scheduled for the board’s Feb. 13 meeting; the board asked staff to incorporate the applicant’s revised dimensions and the building department’s fire‑access guidance into the decision draft.
