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Zoning board grants variance for front-yard sunroom at 756 Shore Concourse
Summary
The Township of Aberdeen Zoning Board approved a variance allowing Enrica Mercorelli to build a 7.5-by-8-foot enclosed sunroom and a small roofed porch that reduces the required 25-foot front setback to 17.9 feet; board professionals raised survey and stormwater considerations.
Enrica Mercorelli won approval May 27 from the Township of Aberdeen Zoning Board to construct an enclosed sunroom and a small roofed porch at 756 Shore Concourse after the board reviewed professional comments and the applicant's testimony.
Mercorelli requested permission to add a 7.5-by-8-foot enclosed deck/sunroom with a 5.2-by-6.8-foot roofed porch on the front of her home in an R-50 zone, proposing a 17.9-foot front-yard setback where Ordinance 25-1 requires 25 feet. The applicant said she would not add utilities to the new space.
Board professionals reviewed the proposal: the board attorney said the survey should be taken into consideration when granting the variance; the board planner described the project as covering the existing porch and enclosing an additional adjacent room; and the board engineer stated the stormwater report showed no change to runoff from the improvement. Board members asked clarifying questions about utilities and stormwater; the applicant agreed she would not add utilities and that the stormwater report would not change.
On a motion by Michael Byock, seconded by David Phillips, the board approved the variance; the transcript records the vote as "all in favor" by eligible members. The transcript does not record individual vote tallies or any permit conditions beyond the professional reviews noted.
