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Planning board approves area variance for porch at 9 Youth Boulevard
Summary
The Town of Queens Planning Board approved an area-variance request July 2 allowing a porch encroachment at 9 Youth Boulevard (tax map 168.8-1-11) after reading variance factors and receiving no public comment; applicants were instructed to coordinate final paperwork with staff.
The Town of Queens Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals on July 2 approved an area variance to permit a porch addition at 9 Youth Boulevard (tax map 168.8-1-11), closing the public hearing after no members of the public spoke.
Mr. Clark read the statutory area-variance factors into the record, saying the board must weigh "the benefit to the applicant if the variance is granted" against "the detriment to the health, safety, and welfare of the neighborhood" and consider whether the variance is substantial and whether the hardship was self-created. The board indicated it would grant the minimum variance necessary to preserve neighborhood character.
After brief discussion (board members noted the relief sought was roughly 17 feet of front-yard setback), a motion to close the public hearing and approve the variance was made, seconded and carried by voice vote. The transcript records the motion as carried but does not include a roll-call tally for this item.
Board members told the applicant to coordinate with town staff (referred to as Jason in the record) to complete required paperwork; no building permit will be issued beyond stamped documentation until administrative steps are completed.
The approval is subject to compliance with all applicable federal, state and local codes and permits as required by the board’s standard conditions.
