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Board denies variance for circular driveway that would reduce landscaped open space
Summary
A board denied a variance request for a driveway design that would reduce landscaped open space below ordinance standards after the applicant said they had reduced the proposal; the motion to deny passed and the meeting adjourned.
A committee member argued the proposed circular driveway would reduce the property’s landscaped open space below ordinance requirements and said there is no feature on the lot that justifies granting a variance. The member told the board the redesign ‘‘eats into the landscaped open space’’ and that ‘‘the applicant simply does not want to reduce their request to comply with the ordinances.’’
The applicant responded that, after hearing concerns in May, they reworked the layout and reduced the request ‘‘by 0.5’’ and said the change made the lot ‘‘safer, more functional’’ compared with an earlier 1.57% request. The applicant asked the board to take that reduction into consideration.
The chair called for further discussion, then called the question and initiated a voice vote. After members requested a division of the vote and individual votes were recorded (including a recorded reference to ‘‘Bridal Baxter, vote in support of denial’’ and "Doug Burley, deny"), the chair announced, "So the motion to deny passes, which means the request is denied." The meeting was adjourned immediately afterward.
No formal mover or seconder for the motion to deny was identified by name in the transcript. The transcript does not record a written vote tally or additional conditions imposed on the applicant; the board’s action was a denial of the variance request.
