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Zoning board grants area variance for above-ground pool at 176 Kearney Drive
Summary
The board approved an area variance allowing an above-ground pool that increases lot coverage to roughly 29–30% at 176 Kearney Drive, including the accompanying deck in the variance; the application included a corrected dimension (52 inches, not 52 feet).
The Irondequoit Zoning Board of Appeals granted an area variance for an above-ground pool at 176 Kearney Drive, concluding the proposed installation would not change the character of the neighborhood.
Applicant Stanley Hill said the project would place a pool near the current deck and that safety features such as gates would be installed. When a board member pointed out a likely typo in Hill's letter that listed '52 feet,' Hill replied, "It's not 52 feet. It's 52 inches." The chair and other members discussed whether the deck addition would increase lot coverage and determined the application as filed covered the pool and the intended deck area.
The board voted to grant the variance, noting the request was not substantial and would not have adverse physical or environmental effects; the motion carried with five votes in favor and no opposition.
Why it matters: the variance lets the homeowner install a private pool that exceeds the municipal lot coverage limit, with the board finding the change consistent with neighborhood patterns.
