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Owner Michael Hammer wins variance for one-car garage at 107 Horse Neck Road
Summary
The Fairfield Board of Adjustment approved a variance on July 21 allowing property owner Michael Hammer to build a 12-by-21-foot, one-car garage at 107 Horse Neck Road after he agreed to a condition trimming pavement 6 inches from the property line; the vote was unanimous.
The Fairfield Board of Adjustment on July 21 approved a variance allowing Michael Hammer, the property owner and applicant, to construct a one-car garage at 107 Horse Neck Road. The board voted unanimously after members attached conditions discussed during the hearing.
Hammer told the board he needs variances for the side-yard setback because of the way the house sits on the lot. "I'm here for an application to, construct a 1 car garage on this on the right side of the house," he said after being sworn in. He described the proposed building as a standard single-car garage measuring "12 by 21," with no interior access to the house and intended for the tenant's use and storage.
During questioning a board member noted the driveway from 107 currently overhangs onto the adjacent property at 111. Hammer said he would have a surveyor update the property lines and offered to "cut back 6 inches from the property line wherever the pavement exceeds" the line as a condition of approval. The board's motion to approve the application was made and seconded "subject to the previous positions that we just mentioned," and the chair declared the application approved after a unanimous roll-call vote.
The board defined next steps during the meeting: Hammer must provide an updated survey reflecting the cutback and comply with any clerical conditions required for permits. The item will proceed through the normal permitting process at the municipal office.
