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Orange zoning board amends variance for Birchwood Drive property to add vertical relief
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals amended petition 1847 to add a vertical variance to a previously granted horizontal variance after the applicant asked the board to correct the record; the board voted to approve the amendment and reminded the applicant to record the variance on the land records.
At its August meeting, the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Town of Orange approved an amendment to petition 1847, adding a vertical variance to a horizontal variance previously granted in June. The applicant, who identified himself as Mike Marchetti of 849 Birchwood Drive, asked the board to amend its earlier approval to include vertical relief.
"Can I request an amendment to include a vertical Variance, in addition to the horizontal," Marchetti asked at the podium, after which Commissioner Wayne Garrett moved to amend the petition and Commissioner Pat Panza seconded the motion. The chair called the roll and the motion carried.
Chair David Crowe explained next steps to the applicant, noting that "variances are complete until you record them on the land records. You'll get 30 days to record it on the land records." The board recorded the amendment to the prior approval and instructed the applicant on the recording process.
The change corrects an omission from the earlier hearing: the board had approved relief in June but did not include the vertical dimension in the written approval. The amendment was made based on the rendering submitted with the application; the board discussed the setback shown in the rendering and how it affects the measured variance.
The vote was taken by roll call and was recorded as an approval; one member was noted absent during the roll call. The applicant was told to take the approved variance to the town clerk to complete the land-records filing process.
