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Zoning board grants rear-yard variance to Williamstown homeowner Susan Cummins
Summary
The Monroe Township Zoning Board voted to grant a rear-yard setback reduction from 10 feet to 5 feet for Susan Cummins of Williamstown to build an uncovered 92-square-foot deck at 724 Trinidad Boulevard. The board noted the applicant had HOA approval and will memorialize the resolution at the next meeting.
The Monroe Township Zoning Board voted July 13 to grant a rear-yard variance to Williamstown resident Susan Cummins to allow a 5-foot setback where 10 feet is required for a proposed 9-by-10 (approximately 92-square-foot) uncovered deck.
Susan Cummins testified that she sought the variance after the Holiday City homeowners association approved the deck under the belief that a 5-foot setback was sufficient. “I went to build a deck on the rear of my property ... and I would like to be able to have just, like, a 5 foot setback so that I could have a 9 by 10 deck,” Cummins told the board and provided her address, 724 Trinidad Boulevard, for the record.
Staff summarized the request: the applicant is seeking relief from a 10-foot rear-yard setback to permit a 5-foot setback for the uncovered 92-square-foot deck and noted other similar decks exist in the Holiday City neighborhood. Board members asked whether the HOA had approved the proposal; Cummins said the HOA gave approval under the understanding that a 5-foot setback applied.
After discussion, the board moved and seconded approval of application 26-13. In roll call, members present recorded affirmative votes, and the chair announced the application approved. Staff said the board will memorialize the resolution at the next meeting and forward the final paperwork to the applicant and the zoning officer.
The applicant thanked the board. The approval is subject to the memorialization process at the next meeting.
