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Board of Appeals denies variance request for proposed Crescent Drive home
Summary
The Louisville Board of Appeals voted unanimously Feb. 4 to deny area variances requested by Diana and Leo Dufresne for a new house at 310 Crescent Drive, concluding the requested setback reductions were too large despite applicants' accessibility concerns.
The Louisville Board of Appeals unanimously voted to deny area variances sought by Diana and Leo Dufresne for a proposed new home at 310 Crescent Drive.
At the Feb. 4 hearing, Code Clerk Lisa Lincoln read a St. Lawrence County Planning Board staff finding that "the referenced referral has been deemed by the staff of the County Planning Board not to have county wide or intermunicipal significance. Therefore, pursuant to the current Memorandum of Understanding between the County Planning Board and your board, it is returned for local action." That returned jurisdiction to the local board to decide the variance request.
The Dufresnes' application asked the Board to reduce side-yard requirements to approximately 8 ft, 8 1/2 in. on one side and 13 1/2 ft on the other (the latter figure includes the house overhang), and to allow a front-yard setback of 45 1/2 ft. Members noted the RR (Resort Residential) zoning requires a 75-foot front setback and combined side setbacks of 35 feet (15 ft one side, 20 ft the other).
Chairman Dan Casey moved to deny the area variances requested; Carl Bender seconded the motion. With four members present, the Board voted unanimously to disapprove the variances. The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
The Board did not adopt any alternative conditions or approvals; applicants may choose to submit a revised site plan that conforms more closely to the RR district setbacks or pursue a different design that retains accessibility features within the zoning limits.
