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Zoning board approves variance for 19 Pocono Point Road addition
Summary
The Danbury Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance Aug. 28, 2025, allowing a roughly 200 sq. ft. kitchen addition at 19 Pocono Point Road that reduces the westerly side-yard setback to 12 feet and raises maximum lot coverage to 19.5%, citing a preexisting undersized lot as hardship.
The Danbury Zoning Board of Appeals voted Aug. 28 to approve application 25-1213, granting a variance that will allow a roughly 200-square-foot kitchen addition at 19 Pocono Point Road.
Justin Bracco, who identified himself as living at 13 Pocono Road (also known in the filing as 19 Pocono Point Road), told the board the addition would be built over an existing patio and would not extend beyond the house’s furthest wall. "We're here just to request the variance," Bracco said, explaining the request is driven by "an undersized lot" created by a preexisting house built in 1960.
Board member Rivas moved to approve the application, describing the relief sought as a reduction of the westerly side-yard setback from 40 feet to 12 feet and an increase in maximum building coverage from 15% to 19.5%. "The reason I am approving this application is the hardship differs in kind from hardships imposed by the regulations and other properties," Rivas said, citing the lot’s preexisting condition and noting the property is in an R-80 zone.
The board opened the public hearing, heard the applicant's description of the project and answered questions about the addition’s placement before closing the hearing and moving to a vote. The motion to approve was seconded and the chair conducted a roll call; the board declared the motion approved as presented. The transcript records the chair saying, "So all approved." Exact roll-call counts and an itemized roll-call transcript were not clearly specified in the audio record.
The board also approved the minutes of its Aug. 14 meeting earlier in the session and adjourned. The next regular meeting was announced for Sept. 11, 2025.
What the action does and next steps: The approval authorizes the applicant to proceed with the addition as described in the application subject to any applicable building permits and inspections. The transcript does not record any further conditions, required permits or a detailed timetable for building permits; those elements remain subject to standard city permitting procedures.
