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Chairman Belgavini and members approve variances for deck and patio at 199 Chesapeake Road
Summary
After testimony from applicants and the designer, the panel approved two variances for 199 Chesapeake Road allowing a deck to sit 12 feet from the rear property line (20 feet required) and a patio at 9 feet 5 inches from the rear lot line (20 feet required). Staff reported no coverage or drainage objections; the board carried the approval by voice vote.
Chairman Belgavini and the members present approved variances allowing a reduced rear-yard setback for work at 199 Chesapeake Road after hearing sworn testimony from the applicants and their designer.
Applicants Anthony and Beth Tripaldi and designer Jason Hollard (CLC Landscape) described plans to replace a two-level deck with a single-level deck and to add a new patio adjacent to the house. Hollard said the deck would remain largely on the existing footprint but the applicants sought two variances: a 12-foot rear setback for the deck (20 feet required) and a 9-foot-5-inch rear setback for the new patio (20 feet required). He explained the lot’s irregular shape and the house’s placement in a corner of the parcel constrained available locations for a patio.
A staff reviewer identified as Anthony told the panel he had no concerns: the project did not exceed coverage limits, the patio increase was about 400 square feet (below the 500-square-foot threshold that would require additional drainage controls), and the design pitches runoff onto the applicant's property. "I don't have any issues," the staff reviewer said.
The panel opened the application for questions and public comment; no substantive opposition was recorded. The members then moved and seconded a motion to approve the application and carried it by voice vote. Board members congratulated the applicants and noted the building department would complete required paperwork to reflect the approval.
The approval allows the Tripaldis to proceed with plans subject to normal building-department permits and inspections.
