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ZBA approves two variances for second-story addition at 2477 Hunt Club Drive
Summary
The board granted two variances for a second-story addition at 2477 Hunt Club Drive after the owner argued the algebraic setback test and the home's existing configuration create practical difficulties; the motion passed after applicant presentation and neighbor support.
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted to approve two variances for a second-story addition at 2477 Hunt Club Drive, concluding the alteration would not unlawfully expand nonconformity beyond what the applicant described.
Staff explained the property meets the original 40-foot condominium setback but fails algebraic setback test lines after the proposed second story is added, triggering two variance requests: one for enlarging an existing nonconforming front-yard condition and one for the algebraic test calculation accounting for increased height. Staff provided numeric comparisons for required versus provided distances and said the proposed addition increases the height variable in the formula.
Owner Adam Banton told the board the addition is modest, would not change the building footprint or lot lines, and is intended to keep his family in the home. He said the house was originally built in 1964 and that the algebraic setback formula post-dates construction; he emphasized neighbor support and said the plan would keep the property consistent with neighborhood scale.
After brief questions from commissioners and statements of neighborhood support, a motion to approve the two variances was made, seconded and carried. The owner thanked the board and will proceed with permits consistent with the approvals.
