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ZBA members review FAR, lot and setback variances for proposed three‑unit site in Bronxville
Summary
Board members reviewed technical variance figures (FAR, lot area, depth, front/rear setbacks, building coverage) and discussed neighborhood impact as part of the extension hearing; the variance details underpinned the board's deliberations.
Vice Chair Martin Muir read the technical specifics of the variance application at the start of the hearing, laying out the numerical variances the board previously granted and is now being asked to extend.
Muir recited the numbers: the zoning FAR allows 0.3632 while the proposal shows 0.474 (variance requested 0.112); minimum lot area required is 12,000 square feet but the proposal lists 10,800 (variance 1,200 sq ft); required lot depth 100 feet, proposed 78 (variance 22 ft); front yard minimum 20 feet, proposed 14.6 feet (variance 5.4 ft); rear yard minimum 30 feet, proposed 8.5 feet (rear deck variance 21.5 ft); and maximum building coverage allowed 25% with the proposal at 33.3% (variance 8.3%). These figures framed board members' concerns about scale and fit relative to the neighborhood.
Board members asked whether the requested extension would change those variance measurements (the applicant said there were no alterations and the variance requested is identical to the earlier approval). The board's technical focus and the recorded measurements were a primary part of the public record that accompanied the extension vote.
