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Board grants amended lot-disturbance allowance for Halifax Road home
Summary
The Mahwah Board of Adjustment approved an amendment increasing the permitted Lot Disturbance for Henry Cortes' property at 186 Halifax Road from 24.5% to 27.4% due to steep topography; the board noted the site sits in the C200 zone, which the transcript cites as having a 20% maximum disturbance limit under code.
The Township of Mahwah Board of Adjustment approved on March 18 an amendment to a previously granted Lot Disturbance allowance for Henry Cortes' property at 186 Halifax Road.
Cortes and project engineer Robert Weissman explained that steep topography and difficult site conditions required a modest increase in Lot Disturbance. The record shows the originally approved disturbance was 24.5% and the requested amended disturbance is 27.4% (an increase of 2.9 percentage points). Township Engineer Michael Kelly noted that the C200 zone code specifies a 20% lot-disturbance maximum, and that the applicant had previously received relief above that standard.
Board members commented that the project is not an eyesore and acknowledged the construction challenges. A motion by Mr. Kasparian, seconded by Mr. Molfetta, carried with aye votes reported from Mr. Kasparian, Mr. Lockwood, Mr. Molfetta, Mr. Serna and Mr. Taylor. The amendment was approved as requested.
The hearing record included no public speakers and the board closed the hearing before voting.
