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Board approves renovation at 24 North Summit after planner and architect testimony
Summary
The board approved JCI Holdings’ plans for a two-story addition at 24 North Summit Ave, granting variances for building coverage and a minor side-yard deviation after architect and planner testimony showed reduced impacts and comparables in the 200-foot area.
The Borough of Chatham Board of Adjustment voted Aug. 28 to approve JCI Holdings’ application to renovate and expand the single-family house at 24 North Summit Ave, granting variance relief for building coverage and a small side-yard bump-out after presentation by the project’s architect and planner.
Rob Simon, counsel for the applicant, introduced revised plans. Architect Doug Miller testified the team reduced floor area and building coverage since the prior hearing and described changes to the detached garage, rear cantilever and window sizes to address neighbor concerns. Planner Matthew Flynn offered aerial and property-record comparisons showing that the proposed building coverage of about 25.9% (1,600 sq ft) sits within the range of nearby properties. Flynn told the board that, "we are proposing 25.9%… which comes out to 1,600 square feet, whereas 19.4% or 1,200 square feet is what would be required," and argued the C1/C2 variance criteria were met. Neighbors asked for screening and stormwater protections; the applicant agreed to landscaping and stormwater measures as conditions. After deliberation — including concerns about side-yard precedents on the block — the board carried a recorded roll call and announced the motion carried.
