Board approves therapeutic pool and a hot tub variance, with screening and timing conditions

The Greenburgh Zoning Board of Appeals approved two residential requests on March 13: an indoor therapeutic pool addition (case 2502) and a variance to legalize a hot tub (case 2501).

For the pool case a representative told the board the design team reduced the proposed addition by roughly 113 square feet and trimmed impervious‑coverage requests so the project would worsen an existing nonconforming condition by about 0.1 percentage point (presenter reported moving from 35.5% to roughly 35.6% coverage where 29% is allowed). The applicant sent renderings and a revised landscape screening plan that forestry officer Aaron Schmidt reviewed favorably. The board granted the special permit subject to the submitted plans (dated 05/05/2023, last revised 01/10/2025) and the landscaping plan (last revised 02/19/2025); conditions require the applicant to obtain all necessary permits and begin construction within 12 months of final approvals.

On the hot‑tub variance the board accepted the applicant's explanation that the house is an irregular corner lot where the postal address and the home's aesthetic front do not match the zoning 'front' designation; the board found the requested variance was not substantial given that irregular lot configuration and allowed the tub's location subject to standard timing and compliance conditions.

Quotes and context: presenter for the pool said the addition is being permitted primarily as a therapeutic necessity: "At the heart of this project, it's a therapeutic pool...to provide the therapy she needs," he said. Both approvals include standard conditions that require final plans and permit filings with the building department.

What happens next: applicants must file required approvals and obtain building permits. Construction must begin within 12 months of the last required approval or the approvals will lapse per the board's conditions.